old Mrs. Bairds plant

[Cheesesteak]

UT already has the LBJ Library.

[PK]

They have umpteen other campuses in the UT System. I doubt they would want it in Austin next to the LBJ Library.

[gostangs]

And I'm just sure our proactive Mayor (sarcasm) is all over this to try to get another tourist attraction to benefit the City of Dallas.

[Hoop Fan]

And I'm just sure our proactive Mayor (sarcasm) is all over this to try to get another tourist attraction to benefit the City of Dallas.

no kidding, she's too busy taking credit for the Trinity Project that she was against for the longest time.

[Bergermeister]

I heard (from a source "close" to the Bush family) that SMU would be the location of the library. Said the Mrs Baird's property was the likely location. Although many on this board have surmised that, it surprises me (the Mrs Baird's part). That is a weird piece of property that sits right on Central. Would a handful of homes on Airline have to go, too? I always thought it would be built on SMU Blvd. or in the present residential area behind Moody/Ford. I guess I have a hard time imagining a presidential library on the site of an old twinkie factory. On another note, what is "Lettermen Hall replacement" on the construction map... noted at the present site of the Lambda Chi house? Last thought: At the basketball game last night I got to thinking about how little had been done to Moody since it opened almost 50 years ago... filled in the concrete "bleachers" in the east "end zone" with chairbacks, replaced lighting, scoreboard in middle, changed the logos on the floor 4 or 5 times and installed a discount sound system. I guess its age makes it "quaint". I prefer it to sleek and modern. It can keep the same "feel" inside with widened concourses and updated amenities outside the arena. As I recall, the place looks a lot better with 7,000-8,000 butts in seats.

[MrMustang1965]

If SMU gets the Bush Library, it WON'T be through the efforts of Dallas Mayor Laura Miller but through the efforts of well-heeled, politically entrenched movers-and-shakers (i.e. alumni, administrators, etc.) from SMU!!! If Mayor Miller tries to take credit for it, I sure hope someone within the administration calls her down on it!

Which raises another point: since SMU is the most PROMINENT university in Dallas (alright, it's really in University Park but let's overlook that for the sake of argument)...when was the last time you saw a Dallas mayor attend an SMU athletic event...football game, basketball game, soccer game, etc.? Heck, one of the school's alumni and football players was a Dallas mayor at one time - Bob Folsom. Anyone seen him around lately?

[PonyFan]

.... Which raises another point: since SMU is the most PROMINENT university in Dallas (alright, it's really in University Park but let's overlook that for the sake of argument)...when was the last time you saw a Dallas mayor attend an SMU athletic event...football game, basketball game, soccer game, etc.? Heck, one of the school's alumni and football players was a Dallas mayor at one time - Bob Folsom. Anyone seen him around lately?

Most prominent? We're the ONLY Div. I-A university in Dallas. Yet I doubt Mayor Miller could find the campus without a map or a chauffer.

Didn't know what to make about the DMN story on UT entering the race for the Dubbbya Library. One of the satellite campuses? Can't you just see the sign? "WELCOME TO THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT CORPUS CHRISTI - HOME OF THE GEORGE W. BUSH PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY." Has quite a ring to it, don't you think?

[Water Pony]

On another note, what is "Lettermen Hall replacement" on the construction map... noted at the present site of the Lambda Chi house? .

That is a Parking Structure is planned for the Lettermen Hall, SAE and Lamdba Chi location.

[SWC2010]

....
Didn't know what to make about the DMN story on UT entering the race for the Dubbbya Library. One of the satellite campuses? Can't you just see the sign? "WELCOME TO THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT CORPUS CHRISTI - HOME OF THE GEORGE W. BUSH PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY." Has quite a ring to it, don't you think?

Funny, Pony. But CChristi is TX A&M-CC

[LA_Mustang]

Dallas is the most poorly ran city in the US. Laura Miller's legacy will be that she failed to bring the Dallas Cowboys back to Dallas and she had such a blasé attitude about the whole thing.....pathetic.

[Hoop Fan]

Here's what chaps me about her attitude. From D Magazines special edition on the Trinity Project:

"My whole view of what we need to focus on has done a 180. Its a total process of learning and seeing from a different perspective."

In other words, had timing been different and it had been her decision she would have never considered the project and gotten it off the ground to begin with. Kind of the same way she dealt with the Cowboys situation by basically punting it to someone (Arlington) that understood that no deal is perfect, but you have to act. She might be a good details investigator, but not a leader for a city this size. Sorry but her comments that Arlington will spend the money, but Dallas will reap the benefits is sorely mistaken.

[MrMustang1965]

Just remember her actions - or lack thereof - come election time!