ADVISORY/Downtown Anaheim to Become the Next Urban Hot Spot -- Developer and City Officials Launch Major Center Street Promenade Mixed-Use Redevelopment.Business Editors ADVISORY...for Tuesday Tuesday: see week. (Jan. 27) ANAHEIM Anaheim (ăn`əhīm), city (1990 pop. 266,406), Orange co., S Calif., SE of Los Angeles; inc. 1870. Anaheim was founded by Germans in 1857 as an experiment in communal living. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 26, 2004 Downtown Anaheim is stepping up as the next urban hot spot, adding almost 500 housing units and 55,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space around the Center Street Promenade promenade Public place where people walk (or, in the past, rode) at leisure for pleasure, exercise, or display. Promenades are pedestrian avenues pleasingly landscaped or commanding a view, often located along waterfronts and in parks. Vehicular traffic may or may not be restricted. over the next few years. Developer CIM (1) (Computer-Integrated Manufacturing) Integrating office/accounting functions with automated factory systems. Point of sale, billing, machine tool scheduling and supply ordering are part of CIM. Group and the City of Anaheim Redevelopment Agency are commemorating com·mem·o·rate tr.v. com·mem·o·rat·ed, com·mem·o·rat·ing, com·mem·o·rates 1. To honor the memory of with a ceremony. See Synonyms at observe. 2. To serve as a memorial to. this major revitalization re·vi·tal·ize tr.v. re·vi·tal·ized, re·vi·tal·iz·ing, re·vi·tal·iz·es To impart new life or vigor to: plans to revitalize inner-city neighborhoods; tried to revitalize a flagging economy. project with a groundbreaking on Tuesday, January 27 at 9:30 a.m. The redevelopment consists of six projects dotted around the Promenade that will bring new residents and businesses to enhance and sustain the area as a vibrant main street district. Historically this was the hub of the city, where civic celebrations and parades occurred often underneath grand arches built across the street. In a nod to this history, the program will take place under a 20-foot arch that will be signed by the participants symbolizing sym·bol·ize v. sym·bol·ized, sym·bol·iz·ing, sym·bol·iz·es v.tr. 1. To serve as a symbol of: that together the developer and the city are building on the past to create a great future in downtown Anaheim.
WHAT: Kick-off of construction for major mixed-use development
in Anaheim's Center Street Promenade area. Staged under a
20-foot arch reminiscent of those created for civic
celebrations, the arch will be signed by participants and
retained.
WHEN: Tuesday, January 27
9:00 a.m. continental breakfast
9:30 a.m. program
WHO: Anaheim Mayor Curt Pringle
Anaheim City Council
Anaheim Redevelopment Agency, Elisa Stipkovich
CIM Group principals Avi Shemesh, Shaul Kuba, John Given
WHERE: Center Street Promenade in Anaheim
Palm-tree lined lot directly across Center Street
Promenade from City Hall West (address 201 Anaheim Blvd.)
Parking available in public parking structure adjacent to
City Hall West on Center Street Promenade.
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