Three Floyds Expansion

Discussion in 'Great Lakes' started by TheKlevin, Feb 14, 2018.

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  1. TheKlevin

    TheKlevin Initiate (0) Aug 6, 2014 Michigan
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  2. Jplachy

    Jplachy Pooh-Bah (1,848) Feb 12, 2012 Illinois
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    WELCOME! To 3 Floyds Park!
     
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  3. TheKlevin

    TheKlevin Initiate (0) Aug 6, 2014 Michigan
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    I’m excited for the Hobbit Hole.
     
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  4. JFresh21

    JFresh21 Savant (1,036) Mar 6, 2012 Illinois
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    Now they can fit more than 13 people in the bar/restaurant!
     
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  5. SudsSavant

    SudsSavant Savant (1,038) Jan 9, 2007 Minnesota
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    Guess we now know what Todd's been up to since joining the team. Lot of those new elements look pretty similar to what Surly did when building their destination location.
     
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  6. kodt

    kodt Pooh-Bah (2,286) Mar 6, 2013 Illinois
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  7. PhilBallins

    PhilBallins Savant (1,173) Nov 29, 2016 Illinois

    I think I see the new Floydominiums over there on the side for the workers to live in. Pretty soon they'll be paying their employees in Floydbucks that get spent at the Floyd's General Store.
     
  8. HouseofWortship

    HouseofWortship Pooh-Bah (2,735) May 3, 2016 Illinois
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    I find it a bit disturbing that they only have 8 parking spots and 5 of them are reserved for the handicapped....Do they know something about the future of transportation that we don't?
     
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  9. eppie82

    eppie82 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,377) Apr 19, 2015 Illinois
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    I think they have ratio spot on. By the time FFF is completed with the expansion, enough of the population will be obese that we'll qualify for those handicapped tags.
     
  10. Chuckdiesel24

    Chuckdiesel24 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,208) Jul 6, 2016 Illinois
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    Nobody is going to be driving their own car 20 years from now. I think they overestimated the need for parking by (roughly) 8 spots.
     
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  11. kodt

    kodt Pooh-Bah (2,286) Mar 6, 2013 Illinois
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    8 parking spots? 224 spots are in the plan BTW.

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  12. kodt

    kodt Pooh-Bah (2,286) Mar 6, 2013 Illinois
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    Here is the full footprint overlayed on current satellite view:

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  13. mbockstruck30

    mbockstruck30 Pooh-Bah (1,800) Dec 31, 2010 Illinois
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    224 spots? Way too many. How am I supposed to carry 18 cases of ZD from the sales window to my station wagon with that kind of distance?
     
  14. HouseofWortship

    HouseofWortship Pooh-Bah (2,735) May 3, 2016 Illinois
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    We were going by the third photo you posted. :wink:
     
  15. eppie82

    eppie82 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,377) Apr 19, 2015 Illinois
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    True. I see this as a likely scenario in the near future:
     
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  16. evilcatfish

    evilcatfish Pooh-Bah (2,116) May 11, 2012 Missouri
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    I've got mixed feelings on all of this. On one hand, I can see the need for expansion, but on the other side of things, I feel the artist's renderings portray a Disney like tourist trap that destroys the whole vibe of the place. Anyway, I hope nothing but the best for FFF, and pray distro expands to Southern Illinois or Missouri..
     
  17. flat_lander

    flat_lander Pooh-Bah (2,490) May 11, 2016 Illinois
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    "I don't want to look like a weirdo. I'll just go with the muumuu."
    -Homer
     
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  18. Mitch_Cumstein

    Mitch_Cumstein Initiate (0) Apr 17, 2013 Illinois

  19. HouseofWortship

    HouseofWortship Pooh-Bah (2,735) May 3, 2016 Illinois
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    To be fair, it doesn't say this fall....
     
  20. Jplachy

    Jplachy Pooh-Bah (1,848) Feb 12, 2012 Illinois
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    They've already said this will go until 2020 so that article is very wrong.
     
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