Lowell Cold Storage Warehouses Demolition

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EarthRockHill

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At the end of the Summer of 2009 I was in Lowell shooting the demolition of two 10 story high cold storage warehouses located in Lowell located at the corner of Revere and Middlesex Streets.

While shooting that project from various vantage points including the vacant lot across the street an obscenely clean and polished semi-truck with California plates rolled into the lot and began unloading lighting equipment.

I spoke with one of the guys there who expressed concern about the fact that the building was being demolished and that it would ruin their 'shot'?

Something about shooting a night scene about a mile away for some movie called 'The Fighter'.

Anyway........this is one of my most popular videos that still continues to get a lot of views. Olde Skool vs New Technology....


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbzMH9uXv7Y


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zb7TVClvVsg
 
Again, some nice vids! What replaced these buildings?
 
These buildings will be replaced with a new court house and some other developments that are part of the revitalization of the Hamilton Canal District (which is the southern end of downtown). The area has seen many mills rehabilitated into condos and apartments. There is also a new garage with ground floor retail (and Lowell's RMV) in the area. If you want more information about the area and the new developments see the Hamilton Canal District site.

http://www.hamiltoncanal.com/sitedetails.aspx
 
LowellGuy said:
These buildings will be replaced with a new court house and some other developments that are part of the revitalization of the Hamilton Canal District (which is the southern end of downtown). The area has seen many mills rehabilitated into condos and apartments. There is also a new garage with ground floor retail (and Lowell's RMV) in the area. If you want more information about the area and the new developments see the Hamilton Canal District site.

http://www.hamiltoncanal.com/sitedetails.aspx
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Hamilton Canal District has tons of potential and is home to one of the only true form based codes in New England. George Proakis, now planner for Somerville, discusses this area in depth at the FBCI (he was a planner in Lowell when the FBC was adopted).
 
That looks great.

It's still common (though certainly not universal) in New Hampshire to find people who look down on Lowell, which I think it such a shame--and stupid. I visited Lowell for the first time since I was kind recently--for a Richard Thompson concert in Boardinghouse Park--and the downtown was really enchanting, I'd say. From what I saw, the areas outside downtown were further behind and the dining/retail scene downtown was a bit weak, but Lowell has done such a wonderful job preserving its past while being very ambitious about urban revitalization.

I'd love to see Manchester pursuing goals and visions similar to what Lowell is planning for the Hamilton Canal District. Manchester has really lacked any sort of visionary planning since Baines left as mayor, and the city could stand to learn a thing or two from what Lowell is doing right.
 
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