“We held a conference at the 20th Century Club’s Vintage Theatre last February and discovered they have French Film night on Fridays. They provide vintage fur coats, wine, cheese, beer,etc. for $5. It was a great atmosphere and great fun . . . even though I don’t understand French! Thankful for captions! The old Jayhawk would be a great place for films.”

Excerpt from the Capital District Project Facebook Fan Page. You can read more at: Discussion Board: What entertainment options would you like to see downtown? Posted on May 19

“Indie (movie) theater, open space/park area/lounge area, overhead cover, more bike racks…”

Excerpt from the Capital District Project Facebook Fan Page. You can read more at: Discussion Board: Are there any specific restaurants or businesses that you’d like to see downtown? Posted on May 19

“I’m on board with Dustin’s idea. I found a hole-in-the-wall 5 screen theater in Little Rock, AR (visiting) that only shows independent films (cinema that will NEVER been shown at the two theaters in Topeka). This place over several different show time, had a small collection of candies, offered a small menu and offered several selections of beer & wine. I had such a wonderful time at this place. Seeing something like this downtown would be amazing.”

“I would love to see a small theater that shows smaller, independent films.” – Dustin D

Excerpt from the Capital District Project Facebook Fan Page. You can read more at: Discussion Board: What entertainment options would you like to see downtown? Posted on May 19

“We need a plan that provides the means to get downtown attractions that will make people want to be down town. It is not the shape of the street, the number of benches or other landscape amenities, that attract people to a place, it is shopping and services. Take Lawrence for example, its streetscape is not much different than Topeka’s but the shopping and entertainment experience is substantially different. Minneapolis, MN has Nicolet Mall, a mile long or so downtown street that is closed to vehicle traffic. http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/North_America/United_States_of_America/Minnesota/Minneapolis-813712/Things_To_Do-Minneapolis-Nicollet_Mall-BR-1.html It has fountains, planters, trees, sculpture that enhances the area, but the reason people are there is because there is something there for people to do. At the minimum, Topeka Downtown needs a grocery store – Whole Foods Market for example located in the vicinity of the downtown water tower. We need a theater, perhaps a small art theater such as the Free State in Lawrence. We need an independent book store. We need art galleries. We need a toy store. We need live entertainment. We need a hotel. Downtown Topeka can be brutal in the winter, we need sky walks to get from parking garages to places of interest. We need a plan to get attractions to downtown, we don’t need a plan for another streetscape.”

Excerpt from the Capital District Project Facebook Fan Page. You can read more at: Discussion Board: Downtown needs more than a reconfigured street. Posted on May 18

“I would love to see a small theater that shows smaller, independent films.”

Excerpt from the Capital District Project Facebook Fan Page. You can read more at: Discussion Board: What entertainment options would you like to see downtown? Posted on May 18

“I would like to see an independent theater in downtown that shows films we wouldn’t normally see at the megaplex.”

Excerpt from the Capital District Project Facebook Fan Page. You can read more at: Discussion Board: Are there any specific restaurants or businesses that you’d like to see downtown? Posted on May 18

“One thing that I think would be great is to incorporate artwork into the downtown area, the city of Wichita has an amazing sculpture collection and it is definitely one of the gems of the town. I agree with the idea of a movie theater(especially a drive-in), it would be awesome to be able to go see films without driving clear out to Wanamaker. I also like the idea of providing an area where local vendors could set up, basically an outdoor food court that would also provide a venue for the talented artisans in Topeka to sell and showcase their work. Another thing that I believe to be important is that we need to support the existing businesses (perhaps provide a guide detailing the different businessesin downtown), a lot of people don’t realize the great shops that are already downtown.”

Excerpt from the Capital District Project Facebook Fan Page. You can read more at: Discussion Board: What entertainment options would you like to see downtown? Posted on May 16

“Would LOVE to have a Chico’s clothing store, a gourmet wine and cheese store, a small theatre (Jayhawk?) for foreign films and independent films.”

Excerpt from the Capital District Project Facebook Fan Page. You can read more at: Discussion Board: Are there any specific restaurants or businesses that you’d like to see downtown? Posted on May 10