“I Wish This Was” is a semi-regular series that transforms ignored, vacant lots and properties in Orlando into something the City Beautiful can be proud of. When Exploria Stadium was first built, in the belly button-center of the Parramore neighborhood/main street, the City of Orlando required a larger pond to divert any of the stormwater that […]
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Posted inComing and Going, Downtown, Food & Drink, I Wish This Was, I Wish This Was
I Wish This Was … an incubator kitchen
“I Wish This Was” is a semi-regular series that transforms ignored, vacant lots and properties in Orlando into something the City Beautiful can be proud of. A prime, second-generation restaurant space in downtown Orlando has sat vacant for almost three years now, and it doesn’t look like it will be occupied any time soon. And there […]
Posted inCivics and Participation, Downtown, I Wish This Was, Quality of Life, Roads
I Wish This Was … a pedestrian scramble
Everyone knows that Orlando consistently performs poorly in regards to pedestrian safety but City Hall has been trying to tackle that with ongoing safety initiatives like building bike lanes and improving pedestrian infrastructure. But they seem to have missed the intersection of Central Boulevard and Rosalind Avenue in downtown Orlando. The two streets meet in […]
Posted inArchitecture and Design, Art and Culture, Buildings, Guest Column, I Wish This Was, I Wish This Was, Parks, Quality of Life, South Eola, Technology
I Wish This Was … an interactive promenade
I Wish This Was is a monthly series that transforms ignored, vacant lots and properties in Orlando into something the City Beautiful can be proud of. This series is made possible by our partnership with Interstruct Inc., a leading design and construction group based out of Orlando, and its founder, architect Ryan Young. This month’s I Wish […]
Posted inArchitecture and Design, Buildings, Downtown, Featured, Garden, I Wish This Was, Parks, Quality of Life, Real Estate
I Wish This Was … Pine Street Gardens
I Wish This Was is a monthly series that transforms ignored, vacant lots and properties in Orlando into something the City Beautiful can be proud of. This series is made possible by our partnership with Interstruct Inc., a leading design and construction group based out of Orlando, and its founder, architect Ryan Young. This month’s I […]
Posted inArchitecture and Design, Art and Culture, Downtown, Featured, Guest Column, I Wish This Was, Parks
I Wish This Was … an innovative public plaza
I Wish This Was is a monthly series that transforms ignored, vacant lots and properties in Orlando into something the City Beautiful can be proud of. This series is made possible by our partnership with Interstruct Inc., a leading design and construction group based out of Orlando, and its founder, Ryan Young. This month’s I Wish This […]
Posted inBuildings, Coming and Going, I Wish This Was, Mills 50
I Wish This Was … something the community wants
I Wish This Was is a series that transforms ignored, vacant lots and properties in Orlando into something the City Beautiful can be proud of. Generally we write our own responses to buildings we see around town, buildings that inspire us to wish for something other than a vacant parking structure, or graffiti palette. Yet, we […]
Posted inArchitecture and Design, Buildings, I Wish This Was, Orlando
I Wish This Was … made into tiny houses
I Wish This Was is a weekly series that transforms ignored, vacant lots and properties in Orlando into something the City Beautiful can be proud of. A pair of non-functioning grain silos in Kissimmee are being given away for free on Craigslist. According to the listing “You have to disarm or cut. Licence and insurance require […]
Posted inI Wish This Was, I Wish This Was, North Quarter
I Wish This Was … a community market and general store
I Wish This Was is a series of badly Photoshopped images that transform ignored, vacant lots and properties in Orlando into something the City Beautiful can be proud of. Following the recent closure of Coffee Culture Café & Eatery (Website | Facebook) on North Orange [GMap] we thought we would use a wish to help create something that we […]
Posted inI Wish This Was, Thornton Park
I Wish This Was … a laundromat with a coffee shop in it
I Wish This Was is a series of badly Photoshopped images that transform ignored, vacant lots and properties in Orlando into something the City Beautiful can be proud of. The Thornton Park Laundry is a staple of the local neighborhood [GMap]. Renters from all over Thornton Park use the laundromat as a weekly excuse to have a […]
Posted inI Wish This Was, Mills 50, Our Take
I Wish This Was … a craft cocktail lounge, with lamps
I Wish This Was is a series of badly Photoshopped images that transform ignored, vacant lots and properties in Orlando into something the City Beautiful can be proud of. Simonet Electric is a mom-and-pop shop in the Mills 50 District [GMap] that specializes in lamp sales and repair services. The shop is currently (sadly) closed until further […]
Posted inFeatured, I Wish This Was, I Wish This Was, Orlando
Bungalower 2015 Story Roundup: I Wish This Was
As part of our 2015 story roundup series we will be taking a look back at some of our favorite posts of the past year. The following collection of one of our newest columns, I Wish This Was. I Wish This Was is a series of badly Photoshopped images that transform ignored, vacant lots and properties […]
Posted inDowntown, I Wish This Was, Milk District, Thornton Park
I Wish This Was … an art corridor
I Wish This Was is a weekly series of badly Photoshopped images that transform ignored, vacant lots and properties in Orlando into something the City Beautiful can be proud of.
Posted inChurch Street, Downtown, Featured, I Wish This Was, I Wish This Was
I Wish This Was … a tiny dog park
Ferg’s Depot is getting ready to open their new venue in the former Train Depot on Church Street, but there’s a little sliver of land behind the fancy new shipping container oyster bars that could use a little sprucing up [GMap].
Posted inDowntown, I Wish This Was, I Wish This Was, Our Take
I Wish This Was … a literary hub
I Wish This Was is a series of badly photoshopped images that transform ignored, vacant lots and properties in Orlando into something the City Beautiful can be proud of. This week’s iteration of I Wish This Was wants to use our collective brain storming magic to change an empty building right downtown [GMap] into a hub for […]