Submitted by teddyjr32378 t3_11cvkdq in newhampshire
Irishbangers14 t1_ja5kkt7 wrote
If you showed me this and said guess the NH town I would not assume Nashua, for that matter I would say this is Mass not NH, I like the look, it doesn’t seem to fit in though given the rest of downtown, maybe upgrades will be coming to match this modern look. I’m down with that
ANewMachine615 t1_ja5sjv4 wrote
> it doesn’t seem to fit in though given the rest of downtown
Why should it? Tons of architecture we love now wasn't fitting with the character of the neighborhood at the time of the original construction. Brownstones were hated in Boston, derided as cheap and cookie-cutter housing. Thank God the people who hated it didn't have the ability to make stop it. Now just think of all the stuff that we're stopping today that'd be classic and beloved in fifty years...
Irishbangers14 t1_ja5the8 wrote
I’m not against the building by any means , I’m more saying I hope it brings about a change in the look of downtowns infrastructure, I’m not familiar with this building tbh. I grew up in Nashua ca. 2000s -2010s the last time I visited downtown I was upset with the look (Jersey barriers everywhere with weird graffiti) it looked to me like a very stretch of an attempt to look “artsy”. However a change to something more modern/contemporary of this nature is welcomed by myself . Not that my downtown is much more pleasant ( Manchester)
Curious_Buffalo_1206 t1_ja61w74 wrote
Pretty sure the Jersey barriers you’re talking about were for outdoor dining during corona, so cagers didn’t flatten 20 people eating dinner because they were texting. The art was just to make them look a little less unpleasant.
Irishbangers14 t1_ja63cmc wrote
Did they do away with them? eating inside or outside a driver texting can still plow through the building, I’m sure they stood a purpose that was not my complaint, my complaint is it made the downtown look rather dumpy. Almost had this “please excuse our appearance while we’re renovating” feel to it.
Proper_Procedure_377 t1_ja67srf wrote
They decided to keep them 3 years I think. But last summer painted them all the same reddish brick color. I don’t think they looked much better and not sure they needed them. I don’t understand why people would want to eat so close to traffic - the sidewalks I understand.
ANewMachine615 t1_ja5uaob wrote
Yeah, Manch has a ways to go. I'm in downtown Dover now, and good Lord it's gotta be the best "big little city" in New Hampshire, by a country mile. But Manch's new city plan was quite good. Here's hoping the fact that commuter rail will never happen doesn't kill the whole thing.
lakeorjanzo t1_ja9mrsw wrote
I’m so sad the rail project keeps getting shelved :(
buckao t1_ja6ij84 wrote
A lot of those barriers were painted by school children, kids from PAL and the Boys/Girls club, with an artist from Positive Street Art helping them. They might not have been super-pretty, but the kids were stoked. I worked on the stars and stripes on Factory Street for the benefit of Daleanis House with Involved 2 Impact.
batmansmotorcycle t1_ja6s296 wrote
Yes 5 over 4 stick construction with vinyl siding….
blubox28 t1_ja82a0y wrote
> If you showed me this and said guess the NH town I would not assume Nashua
I would have thought the big glowing blue "NASHUA" would be a giveaway.
Irishbangers14 t1_ja8341k wrote
“Duh” maybe my eyes are weak but I 1. Did not initially see that 2. Would need to have zoomed in to make it out fully. Kudos to you for dissecting my comment
blubox28 t1_ja837b7 wrote
8-)
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