Walking Street bars agree to change signs, but not until city fixes power grid

[Rimmer]

Walking Street bars agree to change signs, but not until city fixes power grid

PATTAYA:--At the latest meeting called about Pattaya’s contentious proposal to downsize Walking Street bar and restaurant signs, City Councilman Saksit Yaemsri unveiled an artist’s rendering of how authorities envision the nightlife strip could look.

 

The rendering shows all of Walking Street’s signs reduced to a vertical, uniform size protruding only slightly from each shophouse, as they do in nightlife sections of Tokyo, Seoul and Phnom Penh.

 

Critics said the homogenized look would ruin Walking Street’s unique image. Pattaya officials contend it would make the street safer for pedestrians and allow easier access for emergency vehicles – even though tests have shown none of the current signs obstruct fire trucks.

 

The more-than-100 business owners assembled grumbled mild acceptance of the idea, but threw up a condition to their compliance: Reorganize Walking Street’s jumble of power and utility lines and overhaul the power-distribution system.

 

City hall’s chronic lack of maintenance repeatedly has led to blackouts during business hours and even the occasional transformer explosion, like the one that sparked the fire that gutted the Blue Sky music bar earlier this year.

 

Basically, if you want our help, you have to do something for us first, the operators told the city council.

 

Read more:http://www.pattayamail.com/news/walking-street-bars-agree-change-signs-not-city-fixes-power-grid-186820

 

-- © Copyright Pattaya Mail 2017-09-22

[Mickmouse1]

Lol@BullyS?

[Bangkok Barry]

'Officials mumbled general acknowledgement of the wiring problem, but offered no firm commitment or timeframe.'

 

And there you have it. Nothing at all will happen.

[Rimmer]

Two posts have been removed, topic is not about the Mayor of Pattaya 

[marginline]

The "Present": Pulsating, Exciting Pattaya!

 

What's Proposed: Passé, Pyongyang-like Pattaya!

 

I have a definite opinion about which 'Walking Street' I would spend all my hard earned ฿aht. Although having a sterile "IKEA a go-go" type club in Pattaya would have benefits because at least one could buy decent Swedish meatballs at 2 in the morning.

[The manic]

8 hours ago, Pattaya46 said:

Could you please give us more details? (what business?) or a link? Thank.

 

Beineign neglect is required which along with creativity and spontaneity and organic growth is unknown to the uinformed idiots even when it profitable to them

[kalidescopemind]

It looks great at night, but looks like hell in the morning. Like some of the girls.

[Pattaya46]

7 hours ago, marginline said:

The "Present": Pulsating, Exciting Pattaya!

This is nothing like "The present". A very old picture.

The Cavern agogo closed maybe 5 years ago already. Same for Teaser. The Lucifer Disko got a far more modern red big sign. The Happy Agogo sign is now in Soi happy. Etc...

[marginline]

1 minute ago, Pattaya46 said:

This is nothing like "The present". A very old picture.

The Cavern agogo closed maybe 5 years ago already. Same for Teaser. The Lucifer Disko got a far more modern red big sign. The Happy Agogo sign is now in Soi happy. Etc...

A ha! Thanks for writing an update Pattaya46 of what's actually there on Walking Street in 2017 krub. 

[lamyai3]

21 hours ago, Pattaya46 said:

This is nothing like "The present". A very old picture.

The Cavern agogo closed maybe 5 years ago already. Same for Teaser. The Lucifer Disko got a far more modern red big sign. The Happy Agogo sign is now in Soi happy. Etc...

It's very similar to the present as a snapshot. For sure a few bars have changed hands and a couple of signs have changed but you're splitting hairs.