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Located here:

https://www.google.com/maps?q=655+West+Hargett+Street,+Raleigh,+NC&hl=en&ll=35.778593,-78.648492&spn=0.002763,0.002792&sll=35.778579,-78.648503&layer=c&cbp=13,14.4,,0,18.94&cbll=35.778594,-78.648493&hnear=655+W+Hargett+St,+Raleigh,+North+Carolina+27603&t=h&z=19&panoid=sqATAop5wSib0aGjIVG6YQ

What the hell is this? Who is developing it? I think this has the potential to be really great or completely trashy.

4/24/2013 5:16:07 PM

I'm gonna be the first to poop in it




wait its two above ground pools and sand?

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[Edited on April 24, 2013 at 5:17 PM. Reason : What in the whattity what]

4/24/2013 5:16:55 PM

glenwood south + sand

yay



^hey since we're snagging comments off their FB page, and you already took the best one, I'm going with:

[Edited on April 24, 2013 at 5:27 PM. Reason : "So this is certainly one of the weirder things I've ever seen... Intrigued though."]

4/24/2013 5:25:00 PM

Quote :

"Will Michelle Obama be the lifeguard when the place opens?"

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4/24/2013 5:31:36 PM

^ I am thinking it will become a douchebag hangout as well.

4/24/2013 5:32:12 PM

looks disgusting

4/24/2013 5:36:14 PM

lol, lifeguard stand

don't drown at the raleigh beach guyz

4/24/2013 5:38:09 PM

Those tiny little wading pools are going to get hot as shit and gross

4/24/2013 5:39:42 PM

Is this for this summer? They already have all their shit setup with the city?

4/24/2013 5:42:16 PM

I don't think this is the worst idea ever, but if that is going to be the layout, then this place will be out of business in about a month.

Obviously this is some low budget shit, but if they have the financing, I think a water park could actually do well in Raleigh with all the young families and hot as fuck summers.

4/24/2013 5:44:26 PM

Okay here goes

1) The beach is like 2 hours away. This isn't fucking Kansas
2) The whole point of the beach is to hook up 50 times and spend the downtime outside where its relatively quiet.
3) This lot is the size of a mcdonalds
4) Why would anyone not just go to some apartment complex's pool if they wanted to swim / wade so bad. No sand and it will probably be less packed than this shit.
5) It is literally next to a train track
6) How are they going to keep hobos out?
7) If that picture is not what they are planning why in the hell would they not accompany all of these informationless sites with some actual info that might have a chance of getting someone excited.




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4/24/2013 5:44:48 PM

Quote :

"Is this for this summer? They already have all their shit setup with the city?"

the picture is an artist's rendering

I don't think it's set up yet

4/24/2013 5:45:46 PM

drove by an hour or so ago

that picture is on the fence and they are still asking for investors

no way it's really gonna be a thing

4/24/2013 5:47:21 PM

their facebook likes have quadrupled since noon

4/24/2013 5:48:43 PM

The listing agent on that property had never heard of this until the paper called him this morning for a comment.

Also, it's a terrible idea.

4/24/2013 5:48:45 PM

This is gonna be a negro bath, like a city pool

4/24/2013 5:49:28 PM

d357r0y3r, are you friends with my brother?

He was just posting about that place this afternoon

4/24/2013 5:50:11 PM

also, that lot is in pretty bad shape

it'd take a while to get it cleaned up/that building renovated

we're gettin trolled

4/24/2013 5:51:07 PM

And I doubt that the owner of Shelton's Furniture, who has been trying to sell the place for a year now, will lease the back half and get rid of all of their parking.

4/24/2013 5:51:51 PM

There's a directional sign for it on a lamppost outside Boylan Bridge

4/24/2013 5:52:02 PM

I live in Raleigh....


.....right near da' beach. BOYYYYEEEEE!!!!

4/24/2013 6:20:29 PM

Quote :

"d357r0y3r, are you friends with my brother? He was just posting about that place this afternoon"

Nah, I saw it on the Raleigh subreddit.

4/24/2013 6:33:44 PM

God, that place is going to be e. coli central within about five hours of opening.

4/24/2013 6:34:38 PM

While I agree that there doesn't seem to be much of a chance of this materializing, I don't see why it's a bad idea. For one, it's a shitty vacant lot currently. Even ignoring that, this wouldn't be that much different than a public space like a square or park or a beer garden, but with sand instead of grass or pavement. There's plenty of precedent for similar concepts in other cities around the world.

I don't see how they could make money from it though unless they are able to get a liquor license.

4/24/2013 6:39:44 PM

If they have an approved site plan and approved building permit, I could probably build that for them by memorial day. But I'm assuming this is a prank or vaporware pr something. If its real and they don't have a site plan or building permit yet, that's not happening this summer.

4/24/2013 7:33:10 PM

we don't have room for beaches we need to move cargo

4/24/2013 7:53:55 PM

Wasn't there a guy on here getting people to take a survey about their interest in water attractions?

He was dead set on starting a water park of some kind in the area.


Anyway, I love the art. It is pure 80s, and that's fantastic--I hope they also plan to ban cell phones and our 21st century views on sexual harassment.

Too bad I have no need for a Raleigh Beach.

4/24/2013 8:14:14 PM

https://maps.google.com/maps?q=raleigh+beach+road&rlz=1C1TSNP_enUS507US507&aq=f&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hl=en&sa=N&tab=wl

4/24/2013 8:32:54 PM

the 80's get better with age as someone had pointed out in another thread...what are our views on sexual harrasment in the 21st century?

4/24/2013 8:33:13 PM

I dunno. I'm just saying I wanna make remarks about the "gazongas" on a woman with feathered hair in a neon pink bikini.

4/24/2013 9:22:05 PM

that is an outstanding word choice...I understand what you are saying now

4/24/2013 9:27:40 PM

lolwut

4/24/2013 9:41:17 PM

Hell yeah bro...
I'll bring my jet ski!!!

4/25/2013 12:09:02 AM

Of raleigh really was on a body of water I bet it would be top 10 most populated city in America rather than 48th :/

4/25/2013 5:32:00 AM

It's not a real thing, the point of the raleigh beach signs are to get people to think about utilizing unused city space in creative and unique ways.

It is done by the same guy who did City Fabric and Walk Raleigh.

4/25/2013 11:21:48 AM

Yeah, but then where would we throw our trash?

4/25/2013 11:28:02 AM

That makes sense.

Reminds me a little bit of something I stumbled upon in London: http://the-reunion.org.uk/

Article: http://www.thetimesnews.com/news/region-state/raleigh-beach-not-yet-but-the-website-looks-inviting-1.132483

[Edited on April 25, 2013 at 11:32 AM. Reason : .]

4/25/2013 11:29:04 AM

lol

Quote :

"Tomasulo admits he’s got no claim on the Hargett Street property. He says the goal is to get people talking about how to transform vacant real estate with temporary uses that benefit the community. “I work and live close by and saw an incredible opportunity based off of a lot of other fun, family civic pop-up events that happen in other cities,” Tomasulo said. “It’s just a basic gesture to start a conversation.”"

4/25/2013 11:54:05 AM

jersey shore represent

4/25/2013 11:56:03 AM

what's the latest?

6/30/2013 5:09:32 PM

i imagine nothing


perhaps i'm just being cynical

or perhaps it's because the social media accounts are dead

or perhaps i'm just jaded that he was lying about the "coming soon" bullshit...which it appears he is continuing to do:

Quote :

"Raleigh Beach ?@RaleighBeach 22 Jun Coming soon to #downtown #raleigh http://twitpic.com/cylhy8"

6/30/2013 5:16:21 PM

It was never real, so the latest is that it's still not real.

6/30/2013 5:18:43 PM

Raleigh Beach will be opening late September this year

6/30/2013 6:53:38 PM

That dude's got some weird looking toes

7/1/2013 9:17:36 AM

Just in time for Christmas.

7/1/2013 9:18:56 AM

No one mentioned the railroad tracks yet?

7/1/2013 11:24:56 AM

The soil under/near railroad tracks is insta-cancer nasty.

7/1/2013 11:26:47 AM

Aside from the cancer, the noise




Maybe they could just scoop the sand out of the old Jillian's location and move it a couple blocks.

7/1/2013 11:33:40 AM

Nah, they could just play volleyball over the freight cars.

7/1/2013 11:35:00 AM

what a lamer

8/1/2013 10:15:32 PM