Comments on Phil The Void: The Void of City Market

Even tho I hate crowds, Pike's Market in Seattle i...

2009-08-06T22:47:26.026-04:00

Even tho I hate crowds, Pike's Market in Seattle is a place I used love to go. Mainly because it is open at opportun times for my suburban family (weekends), has s so much food options (dry goods/seafood/produce), and really great local artists. I can't say I remember any of the Seattle Buskers. I do know that Pike's place homeless population has multiplied significantly in the past 5 yrs. This makes for a unfriendly place for people with children. Anyway, if I ever visited Indy in the spring or summer, I would definitely want to visit the Farmer's Market as a part of my city tour. As I'd love to buy local artist stuff to bring back home to my family.

Once the offices close down people tend to congreg...

2009-08-02T12:42:25.408-04:00

Once the offices close down people tend to congregate more near the Circle City Mall or Mass Ave. Probably due to the Restaurant and Nightlife options.

Perhaps City Market needs a later venue of some sort? Something that would bring people to that side of the city.

The parking garage and the old Bank One processing facility may become apartments, which could help.

Thanks for your comment.

I like your idea of making Market ped-only on the ...

2009-08-01T14:35:47.973-04:00

I like your idea of making Market ped-only on the weekends, especially since it's not currently the feeder street for the interstate. Wish they had the Farmers Market open more than just Wednesdays during the day. Also, I hate in general when an area closes down so completely once all the downtown workers go home - parts of West Loop in Chicago are *awful* about this, and it makes it impossible to find anything open after 6pm on just about any day. Indianapolis isn't quite that bad, but that area of downtown really does go dead once the offices close for the evening.