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"Beautiful architecture, the Professional Building," [Chuck Della Sala] says, "and the one across the street." He points across Calle Principal (which he calls by its local nickname, "Calley P") toward the building that houses a Subway and Plumes coffee shop. The Osio Plaza, with its 29 affordable apartments, movie theater, retail shops and cafe, sits across Franklin to the north, and the backside of the Monterey Hotel, now under construction, lies to the south. "This will be the new entrance," he says, pointing toward what will be the front of the renovated hotel. And eventually, Della Sala wants this intersection to be a new entrance to downtown-the center of the city's renewal.
"There are major things going on all over town," City Manager Fred Meurer says. "North Fremont Street-we've got the new shopping center there. Windows on the Bay. Cannery Row. We've had things going on, all the time, but a lot of folks don't really realize it. There is a great deal of economic investment going on in Monterey right now. I want to believe it's because folks see a very bright future in Monterey, so they're investing in that future.""Let's move away from a vehicular environment and towards a pedestrian environment," Della Sala says. "Let's widen some sidewalks. Let's make them spectacular, maybe with stones or pavers. It must be better and different than the gray sidewalks everyone else has. Let's move the parking to the periphery, not in the center. If it's a welcoming environment, people will walk."See the full content of this document
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A New Look for Old Monterey
Mayor Chuck Della Sala walks down Franklin Street and stops in front of the landmark Professional Building at the corner of Franklin and Calle Principal. The building is an ornate, five-story structure that looks like an old fortress in the middle of downtown Monterey.
"Beautiful architecture, the Professional Building," Della Sala says, "and the one across the street." He points across Calle Principal (which he calls by its local nickname, "Calley P") toward the building that houses a Subway and Plumes coffee shop. The Osio Plaza, with its 29 affordable apartments, movie theater, retail shops and cafe, sits across Franklin to the north, and the backside of the Monterey Hotel, now under construction, lies to the south. "This will be the new entrance," he says, pointing toward what will be the front of the renovated hotel. And eventual...See the full content of this document
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