Adios Midtown ARCO Gas Station Paul Losch's Community Blog, posted by Paul Losch, a resident of Palo Alto, on Aug 25, 2010 at 4:25 pm Paul Losch is a member (registered user) of Palo Alto Online
I drove along Middlefield today and saw that the long dormant ARCO gas station was being razed.
It has been an eyesore for years, so I view this as progress. What I don't know is what the plans are for that land parcel.
I would have loved to see it built out with a city owned and operated gymnasium, to accmodate the demand by volleyball and basketball teams that have to go outside of Palo Alto to play many of their games--we just don't have the capacity here town to meet the requirements of such teams and leagues.
I suspect the developer of the property has other plans for the place. Anybody know what those plans are?
Posted by Paul Losch, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood, on Aug 25, 2010 at 6:19 pm
Resident,
Thanks for the information. I do have a day job and cannot track every thread.
I am of the opinion that the plan as described is a bad use of the site. Just another example of the developers having different incentives and motivations that may not be in the best interests of the community at large.
Posted by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Aug 26, 2010 at 3:08 am Walter_E_Wallis is a member (registered user) of Palo Alto Online
A marvelous opportunity for someone to buy this property and give it to the city.
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I drove along Middlefield today and saw that the long dormant ARCO gas station was being razed.
