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The movie theater will ruin the project unless they make it like the Ridgeway 4 and only show artsy flicks.

I live there. We are being told that this is nowhere near being finalized.

(04-29-2015 02:54 PM)aTxTIGER Wrote:  I live there. We are being told that this is nowhere near being finalized.

I bet it happens eventually.

(04-29-2015 02:25 PM)TJT Wrote:  The movie theater will ruin the project unless they make it like the Ridgeway 4 and only show artsy flicks.

Five screens according to this story. My assumption is that it will be similar to the Ridgeway 4.

the Ridgeway 4 is still around? Wow

(04-29-2015 04:19 PM)fsquid Wrote:  the Ridgeway 4 is still around? Wow

It got a major overhaul a couple of years ago....it serves nicer food than popcorn & hot dogs, shows indie films that aren't running elsewhere in town, etc. It's pretty cool.

(04-29-2015 04:29 PM)tigergreen Wrote:  

(04-29-2015 04:19 PM)fsquid Wrote:  the Ridgeway 4 is still around? Wow

It got a major overhaul a couple of years ago....it serves nicer food than popcorn & hot dogs, shows indie films that aren't running elsewhere in town, etc. It's pretty cool.

Those seats are like sitting in your living room and they serve great food and beer.

Glad they only show small releases and indie films.

Memphis needs something like the Alamo Drafthouse, if that's what the Ridgeway 4 is like, then hopefully Central Station Malco will be similar. Wish they'd come up with a branding other than Malco (too big of an umbrella) or Ridgeway 4 (meh). Is the Overton Square Malco like Ridgeway 4? That'd be another perfect one to convert to more upscale...

(04-30-2015 07:48 AM)kabluey Wrote:  Memphis needs something like the Alamo Drafthouse, if that's what the Ridgeway 4 is like, then hopefully Central Station Malco will be similar. Wish they'd come up with a branding other than Malco (too big of an umbrella) or Ridgeway 4 (meh). Is the Overton Square Malco like Ridgeway 4? That'd be another perfect one to convert to more upscale...

Overton sells beer and is smaller

It's not nearly as nice as the R4 but is still my second favorite place to see a film in Memphis. The problem with going to the theater (I go maybe once a year) is the crowds and people talking and on their cellphone - rarely happens in smaller theaters but in larger ones there's always a group of teens in the back talking it up.

99% of the time it's not worth going and I'll wait for it to come out on streaming media.

(04-29-2015 03:05 PM)3601 Wrote:  

(04-29-2015 02:54 PM)aTxTIGER Wrote:  I live there. We are being told that this is nowhere near being finalized.

I bet it happens eventually.

Some variation yes. But as currently stated I have huge doubts.

(04-30-2015 09:34 AM)aTxTIGER Wrote:  

(04-29-2015 03:05 PM)3601 Wrote:  

(04-29-2015 02:54 PM)aTxTIGER Wrote:  I live there. We are being told that this is nowhere near being finalized.

I bet it happens eventually.

Some variation yes. But as currently stated I have huge doubts.

Care to elaborate?

For those interested...

http://video.memphisdailynews.com/2015/0...ment-plan/

(04-30-2015 12:47 PM)3601 Wrote:  

(04-30-2015 09:34 AM)aTxTIGER Wrote:  

(04-29-2015 03:05 PM)3601 Wrote:  

(04-29-2015 02:54 PM)aTxTIGER Wrote:  I live there. We are being told that this is nowhere near being finalized.

I bet it happens eventually.

Some variation yes. But as currently stated I have huge doubts.

Care to elaborate?

Nothing that I can go in depth about online.

They really need to look at St. Louis' Union Station, that was a cool transformation to a commercial mall. I am out of touch with Memphis a lot since I have lived out of town for a long time, but is the railroad still running? I thought Amtrak used to run through there, and possibly still does. If so, having a commercial mall with a live train is actually better than St. Louis. But, St. Louis' Union Station is a lot better looking, which I hope that the developers will work on with Central Station.

(04-30-2015 04:40 PM)rc0213 Wrote:  They really need to look at St. Louis' Union Station, that was a cool transformation to a commercial mall. I am out of touch with Memphis a lot since I have lived out of town for a long time, but is the railroad still running? I thought Amtrak used to run through there, and possibly still does. If so, having a commercial mall with a live train is actually better than St. Louis. But, St. Louis' Union Station is a lot better looking, which I hope that the developers will work on with Central Station.

Apples and oranges.

(04-30-2015 08:20 AM)tiger2000 Wrote:  

(04-30-2015 07:48 AM)kabluey Wrote:  Memphis needs something like the Alamo Drafthouse, if that's what the Ridgeway 4 is like, then hopefully Central Station Malco will be similar. Wish they'd come up with a branding other than Malco (too big of an umbrella) or Ridgeway 4 (meh). Is the Overton Square Malco like Ridgeway 4? That'd be another perfect one to convert to more upscale...

Overton sells beer and is smaller

It's not nearly as nice as the R4 but is still my second favorite place to see a film in Memphis. The problem with going to the theater (I go maybe once a year) is the crowds and people talking and on their cellphone - rarely happens in smaller theaters but in larger ones there's always a group of teens in the back talking it up.

99% of the time it's not worth going and I'll wait for it to come out on streaming media.

I haven't been to the Ridgeway lately, but I really liked it. And I love the Overton Square Malco because of the different kinds of wine and beer and the small selection of food and the ambiance of the small lobby. And you can always have dinner in all of Overton Square before or after the movie, or a nice dessert afterwards.

(04-30-2015 04:40 PM)rc0213 Wrote:  They really need to look at St. Louis' Union Station, that was a cool transformation to a commercial mall. I am out of touch with Memphis a lot since I have lived out of town for a long time, but is the railroad still running? I thought Amtrak used to run through there, and possibly still does. If so, having a commercial mall with a live train is actually better than St. Louis. But, St. Louis' Union Station is a lot better looking, which I hope that the developers will work on with Central Station.

Yes, Amtrak still runs through with very limited service. There are apartments above in Central Station, event spaces below, Earnestine and Hazel's across the street, a Farmers Market on Saturdays outside Central Station, a train museum, and all the restaurants and shops of South Main.

I did really enjoy my trip to St. Louis' Union Station many, many years ago. It was a bustling place. I think we had dinner on a small riverboat on a lake nearby? Am I remembering that right?

The only thing I cannot stand about the Central Station design is that modernistic glass entrance to the movie theater which still obscures the Powerhouse. Just let that cool building's facade stand on its own.

(04-29-2015 03:05 PM)3601 Wrote:  

(04-29-2015 02:54 PM)aTxTIGER Wrote:  I live there. We are being told that this is nowhere near being finalized.

I bet it happens eventually.

I bet it don't.

(04-30-2015 10:40 PM)downsouth Wrote:  

(04-29-2015 03:05 PM)3601 Wrote:  

(04-29-2015 02:54 PM)aTxTIGER Wrote:  I live there. We are being told that this is nowhere near being finalized.

I bet it happens eventually.

I bet it don't.

Friendly wager?