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Red
and blue now make vile-et
An
Awfully Colorful Creation
Xanadu's vibrant exterior has been called everything
from futuristic to frightful
MAURA McDERMOTT, Star-Ledger
staff - March 27, 2008
Star-Ledger www.nj.com/starledger
It's
been called "hideous," "honky-tonk" and "yucky-looking," but to
those who study color, the eye-aching collision of orange, blue
and green on the exterior of the new retail and entertainment
monster, Xanadu, is doing its job -- attracting attention.
The 2-million-square-foot Meadowlands structure is like a kid
sticking out his tongue after sucking a lollipop, said Leatrice
Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute.
They
can't hide it's ugliness now... the plans are on the table
Concerned
State Wants Show-and-Tell on Xanadu
MAURA McDERMOTT, Star-Ledger
staff - March 19, 2008
Star-Ledger www.nj.com/starledger
Responding
to complaints that the Xanadu retail/entertainment complex rising
in the Meadowlands looks "yucky," the sports authority has demanded
a public show-and-tell by the project's architects.
The New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority's board "has widespread
concern with the current appearance" of Xanadu, Carl Goldberg,
the board's chairman, wrote in a letter to Larry Siegel, president
of Meadowlands Xanadu.
"We
don't want our town to be associated with some honky-
tonk Ferris wheel'' - East Rutherford Mayor James Cassella
Bergen
Properties Hit by Xanadu Ferris Wheel
The Star-Ledger Business
Desk - March 6, 2008
NJ.com
online, www.nj.com
Don't
expect residents of Bergen County, New Jersey, to be first in
line for a ride on the Ferris wheel going up in their backyards,
the tallest in the U.S.
Neighbors complain that the project will obstruct their view of
Manhattan's skyline across the Hudson River, hurting property
values. Lane Biviano, Rutherford borough's attorney, is mustering
public opposition to the Ferris wheel on a Web site listing beefs
about its safety and aesthetics, Bloomberg reports.
Bloomberg
article speaks frankly.
Corzine
Spoils Manhattan View for New Jersey With Ferris Wheel
Terrence Dopp - March
6, 2008
Bloomberg,
www.bloomberg.com
March
6 (Bloomberg) -- Don't expect residents of Bergen County, New
Jersey, to be first in line for a ride on the Ferris wheel going
up in their backyards, the tallest in the U.S.
Neighbors complain that the project will obstruct their view of
Manhattan's skyline across the Hudson River, hurting property
values.
Pepsi
podcast - leaves a bad taste in your mouth.
First
a Ferris Wheel, then what?
Mike Kelly- February
26, 2008
The
Record online, www.NorthJersey.com
The
proposed Ferris wheel in the Meadowlands, with its Pepsi logo,
is being roundly criticized.
Listen
to PODCAST
or go to The
Record online podcast page.
Pepsi
Globe - or should we say GLOB - is coming to Xanadu.
Doblin:
Xanadu takes the Pepsi challenge
Alfred Doblin - February
25, 2008
The
Record online, www.NorthJersey.com
WHEN
IT COMES to a taste challenge, it's a no-brainer. Pepsi beats
Coke every time. When it comes to the aesthetic taste challenge,
it's a no-brainer. The people creating Xanadu have none.
It takes a lot of creativity to develop something as costly and
extraordinarily hideous as Xanadu. But hey, this is North Jersey,
and developers are allowed to treat most of us like rubes and
hicks. We willingly reelect the people who later claim they took
developers at their word that there would be a minor league ballpark
at Xanadu. Or that Xanadu wasn't going to be a mall.
Pepsi
and Xanadu - tasteless together.
Editorial:
Drink Problem
February 24, 2008
The
Record online, www.NorthJersey.com
PEPSI
HAS already demonstrated enough hubris to claim an entire generation
for its sugary carbonated beverages. So maybe we shouldn't be
surprised that the company now plans to brand
an entire region.
But all the political, conceptual and aesthetic miscues of the
Meadowlands shopping-and-entertainment development called Xanadu
didn't prepare us for last week's news: Its 287-foot-tall Ferris
wheel will feature a gargantuan, glowing Pepsi logo.
Thirsty
for some action?... Pepsi steps into the mix.
Wheel
of Fortune
John Brennan - February
22, 2008
The
Record online, www.NorthJersey.com
Get
ready for the Pepsi Globe, which is expected to start spinning
at Meadowlands Xanadu in November.
Xanadu developer Colony Capital announced Thursday that the giant
soft-drink maker will have its corporate name attached to the
287-foot-tall observation wheel that will offer views of the Manhattan
skyline and display a large Pepsi logo.
"This
brings ugliness to new heights!"
Pepsi
Logo Lands Prime Spot at Xanadu
John Brennan - February
22, 2008
The
Record online, www.NorthJersey.com
Get
ready for the Pepsi Globe at Xanadu in November.
Xanadu officials announced Thursday that the soft-drink maker
will attach its corporate logo to a 287-foot-tall observation
wheel that will offer views of the Manhattan skyline.
450
million cans of soda to depict our eyesore.
Pepsi
Buys Naming Rights for Xanadu
Ferris Wheel
AP - February 21, 2008
Home
News Tribune Online, www.thnt.com
and Daily Record.com www.dailyrecord.com
EAST
RUTHERFORD (AP) -- A 287-foot tall Ferris wheel under construction
at the Meadowlands will be draped Pepsi's logo.
Pepsi-Cola North America has purchased the naming rights in a
10-year deal. A gigantic logo will be displayed in the middle
of the wheel.
Senate
President Richard Codey calls the
whole Xanadu complex
"YUCKY-LOOKING" !
Xanadu
No Pleasure to Behold, Codey Complains of Complex
Sports authority
defends design Senate leader calls 'yucky-looking'
Maura McDermott - February
14, 2008
Star-Ledger www.nj.com/starledger
Architect
David Rockwell promised the $2 billion Xanadu complex's colored
exterior, indoor ski slope and Ferris wheel would "create its
own skyline."
Well, it has. And state Senate President Richard Codey (D-Essex)
doesn't like it one bit. The former governor criticized Xanadu
yesterday, saying the "yucky-looking" complex rising along the
New Jersey Turnpike has drawn complaints from passers-by.
Here's
what Mike Kelly warns is in store for our pilots... and
any ferris
wheel riders:
Kelly:
Ferris Wheel Risky for Pilots
Mike
Kelly - February 14, 2008
The
Record online, www.NorthJersey.com
Little Teterboro
Airport is too busy, too hemmed in by congestion and probably
too dangerous. So it makes sense to clutter up one of its flight
paths with another obstacle, right?
Of course.
The
most-trafficked neighborhood and real-estate weblog on the web
even put their two-cents in...
Jersey's
Whacky Xanadu Getting Some Spin
February 13, 2008, by Robert
Curbed www.curbed.com
The
biggest Ferris wheel in the country is definitely reason for us
to take a look across the Hudson River this morning. The Post
reports that the big $2 billion Xanadu entertainment complex in
the Meadowlands will be getting a 286 foot tall Ferris Wheel,
beating out one in Dallas, which is only 213 feet tall.
Will
NJ have to put up with the largest ferris wheel in the US? Blocking
the NYC skyline view?
Big
Wheel Rides High in Jersey
Todd Venezia - February 13, 2008
New York Post
There's some wheely big news across the Hudson - the largest Ferris
wheel in the nation is about to be built in New Jersey.
The massive ride will rise 286 feet into the sky, easily topping
Dallas' Texas Start Ferris wheel, which stands tall at 213 feet.
It will be part of Meadowlands Xanadu, a $2 billion entertainment
center being built near Giants Stadium in East Rutherford.
The
wheel will look terrible, but it sounds bad too... hear it for
yourself...
Listen
to the WCBS NEWDRADIO 880 podcast of Wayne Cabot's interview
with Rutherford Borogh Attorney, Lane Biviano, February 12, 2008.
Listen to PODCAST
or go to the WCBS
NEWSRADIO 880 site.
"Why
couldn't they make it perpendicular to the skyline?" asked Biviano,
a local attorney and resident.
Xanadu's
Wheel May Limit Manhattan View
Nick Clunn
- February 12, 2008
The
Record, www.NorthJersey.com
The Xanadu
Ferris wheel is expected to tower over the Meadowlands by the
end of this year and -- as the tallest attraction of its kind
in America -- become an icon for North Jersey.
Rising about 280 feet from the $2 billion entertainment and shopping
complex in East Rutherford, the slow-spinning wheel will provide
riders with unobstructed views of Manhattan.
But will it do just the opposite for some area residents?
From
321 feet to over 280 feet... a start, but it's not enough...
Wheel
downsized, but other Xanadu buildings will tower
Corey Klein
- October 31, 2007
www.SouthBergenite.com
A mammoth
Ferris Wheel and Roller Coaster planned for the Meadowlands Xanadu
project will be smaller than planned, in order to address a study
by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
Citizens
take charge...
To continue
with this positive line of action, three more petitions were
filed with the FAA opposing buildings B, C, and F.
The
Heart of the Matter:
SAVE
THE SKYLINE...STOP THE WHEEL
Lane J. Biviano, Esq., Rutherford, New Jersey
Written for www.inthelobby.net
The Meadowlands Xanadu project has had a number of false starts
during this decade. No one, including local state legislators,
state agencies and the public are fully aware of the current agenda.
BIG
NEWS from the FAA:
NOTICE
OF PRESUMED HAZARD
The Federal Aviation Administration has conducted
an aeronautical study under the provisions of 49 U.S.C., Section
44718 and if applicable Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations,
part 77, concerning:
Structure: Ferris Wheel
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