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A Study Of Historic Development Of San Antonio's River Walk, Harrison Price Company Oct 1994

A Study Of Historic Development Of San Antonio's River Walk, Harrison Price Company

Harrison "Buzz" Price Papers

A draft version of a study of the historical development of the River Walk in San Antonio, Texas. Harrison Price Company (HPC) isolated factors which appear to have contributed to the success of the River Walk as well as factors that delayed success. HPC conducted a search of historical literature on key development events relating to the San Antonio River Walk. The 30-year period covered was 1962 through 1994. Profiled the hotel industry in downtown San Antonio from 1965 through 1994: chronicling the number of rooms available, occupied rooms, and average daily room rate. Developed a time line for developments …


Final Report: Market And Attendance Analysis For Sunset Station, San Antonio, Texas, Harrison Price Company Jul 1994

Final Report: Market And Attendance Analysis For Sunset Station, San Antonio, Texas, Harrison Price Company

Harrison "Buzz" Price Papers

A consortium known as Sunset Station Development Group (SSDG) was selected by VIA Metropolitan Transit Authority to redevelop five acres of the Sunset Depot property in San Antonio, Texas. The project involved the renovation and expansion of the existing train station and surrounding acreage as a themed entertainment, restaurant complex modeled on the very successful Church Street Station in Orlando Florida. The intent was to create a world class visitor destination centered around the historic Sunset Depot that would complement San Antonio’s renowned Paseo del Rio, or River Walk, a 21 block stretch along the San Antonio River lined with …


A Concept For A Waikiki Convention Center, Harrison Price Company Feb 1991

A Concept For A Waikiki Convention Center, Harrison Price Company

Harrison "Buzz" Price Papers

This report served as a conceptual rendering of a Waikiki convention center in response to Waikiki people's concerns of a proposal to construct an immense convention center in Waikiki, Honolulu, Hawaii. Sponsored by The Queen Emma Foundation, the concept outlined in this report was offered as a potential alternative, a possible compromise with a different location, different combination of uses, with more for the community, and a different and practical financing mechanism. Further study indicated that the proposed alternative would meet the community objectives and fit well into the Master Plan for Waikiki. The report includes conceptual design study of …


Economic Supplement To The Baton Rouge Riverfront Development Plan, Harrison Price Company Jun 1990

Economic Supplement To The Baton Rouge Riverfront Development Plan, Harrison Price Company

Harrison "Buzz" Price Papers

Eskew Filson Architects was retained by the Downtown Development District to be the lead consultant in the preparation of a Downtown Riverfront Development Plan for Baton Rouge, Louisiana. As a member of the Eskew Filson Design Team, Harrison Price Company (HPC) assisted in assessing the economic potential of alternative project components and preparing the recommended development program. HPC's efforts revolved around a two-day programming workshop held at the Louisiana Arts and Science Center in Baton Rouge on April 24 & 25, 1990. Prior to the workshop, HPC prepared and distributed a briefing book containing pertinent background information on Baton Rouge …


Baton Rouge Riverfront Analysis, Harrison Price Company May 1990

Baton Rouge Riverfront Analysis, Harrison Price Company

Harrison "Buzz" Price Papers

A letter to Allen Eskew, Eskew & Filson Architects from Nick Winslow, Harrison Price Company (HPC). The letter begins with the following summary. Pursuant to your request, HPC is pleased to offer the following summary notes concerning the Baton Rouge Riverfront Development project based on the workshop of April 24 and 25, 1990. HPC's report, scheduled for completion within two weeks, will provide the background for the summary findings discussed herein. The specific components recommended for development within the Riverfront district included attractions, commercial projects, and amenities. Each of these is discussed in the report.


Background Briefing Materials For Baton Rouge Riverfront Charrette, Harrison Price Company Apr 1990

Background Briefing Materials For Baton Rouge Riverfront Charrette, Harrison Price Company

Harrison "Buzz" Price Papers

Background Briefing Materials for Baton Rouge Riverfront Charrette. Sections include: 1) overview, 2) background data, 3) demographic data, 4) tourism, 5) greater Baton Rouge traffic counts, 6) attractions, 7) shopping center data, 8) selected restaurant data, 9) Baton Rouge office space, and 10) comparable waterfront redevelopment projects.


Main Summary Report: Waikiki Master Plan Workshop, Harrison Price Company Nov 1989

Main Summary Report: Waikiki Master Plan Workshop, Harrison Price Company

Harrison "Buzz" Price Papers

This is an Executive Summary Report on the findings and the recommendations of the Queen Emma Foundation planning workshop held on November 2-4, 1989. The Waikiki Master Plan Workshop sponsored by the Queen Emma Foundation took on the task of defining a planning and improvement process for the long-term future of Waikiki. The report includes information about the current status, as well as opportunities and constraints of Waikiki. The report covers: tourist, resort, and residential areas, the beach, open spaces, pedestrian areas, long range transportation improvements, the role of a convention center, the Queen Emma Center District, the role of …


Background Briefing Materials: Waikiki Master Planning Charrette, Harrison Price Company Nov 1989

Background Briefing Materials: Waikiki Master Planning Charrette, Harrison Price Company

Harrison "Buzz" Price Papers

The Background Briefing Materials for the Waikiki Master Planning Charrette has the following sections: 1) Waikiki planning and zoning, 2) Background, 3) Waikiki Convention Center, 4) Waikiki tomorrow: a coference on the future sponsored by Waikiki Improvemennt Association, 5) Tourism, 6) Waikiki retail market, 7) Waikiki office market, 8) Waikiki traffic, 9) Building permits and construction Hawaii, 10) Examples of other relevant development projects, 11) Examples of organization structure.


Charrette Summary: Waikiki Master Plan Workshop, Harrison Price Company, Robert Lamb Hart, Planners And Architects, John Carl Warnecke & Associates Nov 1989

Charrette Summary: Waikiki Master Plan Workshop, Harrison Price Company, Robert Lamb Hart, Planners And Architects, John Carl Warnecke & Associates

Harrison "Buzz" Price Papers

Waikiki sketch book illustrates key recommendations of The Queen Emma Foundation's Waikiki Master Plan Workshop. Recommendations resulted from a wide range of concepts discussed by the Foundation and by the fourteen professionals who participated in the workshop. The Queen Emma Foundation's concern for the future of Waikiki is paralleled by other groups in Honolulu, and these sketches incorporate many of the ideas that have been advanced in recent years. Together they indicate a way to: 1) improve Waikiki, 2) adapt it to serve diverse and changing trends in the visitor industry, 3) enhance its unique Hawaiian qualities, which attract visitors. …


Waikiki Sketchbook : Waikiki Master Plan Workshop, Executive Summary, November 1989, Harrison Price Company Nov 1989

Waikiki Sketchbook : Waikiki Master Plan Workshop, Executive Summary, November 1989, Harrison Price Company

Harrison "Buzz" Price Papers

Waikiki sketch book includes master plan alternatives studied by the Waikiki Master Plan Workshop. The sketches illustrate key recommendations of the Queen Emma Foundation's Waikiki Master Plan Workshop. The ideas and alternatives were selected from a wide range of concepts discussed by the Foundation and by the fourteen professionals who participated in the workshop.


Anaheim/Long Beach Public Investment Negotiation Strategy, Harrison Price Company Oct 1989

Anaheim/Long Beach Public Investment Negotiation Strategy, Harrison Price Company

Harrison "Buzz" Price Papers

Fiscal impacts on Anaheim and Long Beach due to future Disneyland theme park and Disney Hotel investments.


Briefing Materials - Marina Pacifica Mall Charrette, Harrison Price Company Jun 1989

Briefing Materials - Marina Pacifica Mall Charrette, Harrison Price Company

Harrison "Buzz" Price Papers

Briefing materials for the Marina Pacifica Mall Charrette. Materials include: maps, demongraphic information, market information (competition); tenant background information, financial information, retail sales (trends and potential), retail rents, retail concepts, retail planning and performance factors, restaurant industry data, office real estate market, project description, project performance, project entitlements, and concept study.


Charrette Summary - Concept Analysis For The E.R.C. Project In Limburg Province/Briefing Materials E.R.C. Charrette In Brussels (Belgium), Harrison Price Company May 1989

Charrette Summary - Concept Analysis For The E.R.C. Project In Limburg Province/Briefing Materials E.R.C. Charrette In Brussels (Belgium), Harrison Price Company

Harrison "Buzz" Price Papers

Kempenso Steenkolenmijnen (KS) the Belgian national coal corporation is investigating the feasibility of developing a major recreation/leisure/education center, dubbed the E.R.C. Project. in Limburg province. As a check on the planning process KS retained the Harrison Price Company (HPC) to organize and carry out a charrette conference directed at reviewing the existing concept from a market and economic viewpoint. HPC and KS invited a group of designers, concepteurs, planners, and experts in the recreation and leisure time business to a four day conference on March 20-24, 1989.


Charrette Review Of Project Concept, Harrison Price Company Mar 1989

Charrette Review Of Project Concept, Harrison Price Company

Harrison "Buzz" Price Papers

Kempenso Steenkolenmijnen (KS) the Belgian national coal corporation is investigating the feasibility of developing a major recreation/leisure/education center, dubbed the E.R.C. Project. in Limburg province. As a check on the planning process KS retained the Harrison Price Company (HPC) to organize and carry out a charrette conference directed at reviewing the existing concept from a market and economic viewpoint. HPC and KS invited a group of designers, concepteurs, planners, and experts in the recreation and leisure time business to a four day conference on March 20-24, 1989.


Summary Memorandum: Conceptual Approach To Near Term Development Opportunities At Universal City, Harrison Price Company Jan 1989

Summary Memorandum: Conceptual Approach To Near Term Development Opportunities At Universal City, Harrison Price Company

Harrison "Buzz" Price Papers

In October 1988 Harrison Price Company was retained by MCA Development Company to review preliminary planning work for the continued develop­ment of Universal City. The proposed program is an ambitious one that includes approximately 9 million square feet of office space, 903,000 square feet of retail/entertainment, a 43,000 square foot travel center, 1.8 million square feet in hotels and a conference center, 175,000 square feet in community and cultural facilities, and a major investment in infrastructure. The first increment of the program, scheduled to begin this year, is Main Street, a mixed-use area connecting the Cineplex with the Studios Tour …


Feasibility Analysis And Conceptual Planning For Indiana Landing A Family Entertainment Center, Harrison Price Company, Eskew, Vogt, Salvato, & Filson, Grady Larkins Associates Sep 1988

Feasibility Analysis And Conceptual Planning For Indiana Landing A Family Entertainment Center, Harrison Price Company, Eskew, Vogt, Salvato, & Filson, Grady Larkins Associates

Harrison "Buzz" Price Papers

In February 1988 the White River Development Commission retained the Harrison Price Company (HPC) supported by planning and design teams Eskew, Vogt, and Filson and Grady Larkins Associates. The task authorized was a six-month conceptual design and phased physical and economic masterplan for the family entertainment center at White River State Park. The report includes: 1) introduction, 2) executive summary, 3) reactions to the site, 4) resident and visitor market support, 5) concepts and physical planning guidelines for the proposed family entertainment center, 6) development costs, phasing, revenue generation, subsidy requirements, 7) Appendices.


Background Material For Leisure Park In Gold Coast, Queensland, Harrison Price Company Feb 1988

Background Material For Leisure Park In Gold Coast, Queensland, Harrison Price Company

Harrison "Buzz" Price Papers

This document is background information for the charrette related to the proposed Burleigh West Leisure Park development. The document is divided into the following five sections: 1) Summary of proposed Burleigh West Leisure Park Development Program, 2) Overview of the market environment, 3) Inventory of existing and proposed attractions in the Brisbane-Gold Coast Region, 4) Supplementary data on the Gold Coast Economy and tourist industry, and 5) News articles of interest.


The Southern California Attractions Industry, Komoto Maimoni, Shirley, Walt Disney Imagineering, Winslow, Nicholas S., Harrison Price Company Dec 1987

The Southern California Attractions Industry, Komoto Maimoni, Shirley, Walt Disney Imagineering, Winslow, Nicholas S., Harrison Price Company

Harrison "Buzz" Price Papers

This report examines the competitive environment for attractions in Southern California in order to identify potential market opportunities for an attractions component in the Burbank Towncenter Project. This report used a combination of information sources, including market research materials from the Harrison Price Company, secondary published sources, telephone interviews, and polls.


Feasibility Analysis And Planning Factors For Florida Discovery Jacksonville Florida, Harrison Price Company Aug 1987

Feasibility Analysis And Planning Factors For Florida Discovery Jacksonville Florida, Harrison Price Company

Harrison "Buzz" Price Papers

The Partners of Florida Discovery, Inc. proposed the development of a tourist destination complex near Jacksonville International Airport to the north of the city proper and south of the Georgia Slate line. The project was intended to intercept the flow of tourists at the wellhead—the huge volume of auto travelers entering and leaving Florida via I-95, the most heavily used tourist route in the state. Conceptual plans for the project call for a mix of active and passive recreation, in tandem with selected tourist-oriented commercial enterprises, that would in the aggregate create a strong incentive to stop and spend anywhere …


Projected Market Performance And Pro Forma Profitability Of The Spanish Pavilion, Harrison Price Company Apr 1987

Projected Market Performance And Pro Forma Profitability Of The Spanish Pavilion, Harrison Price Company

Harrison "Buzz" Price Papers

The Projected Market Performance and Pro Forma Profitability of the Spanish Pavilion report includes analysis as well as four tables. Table 1 shows the size of Miami market. Table 2 shows the market performance and potential attendance. Table 3 "Design Day Crowd" based on estimated annual attendance of 1.5 million. Table 4 shows the required space for the attraction, calculated at 120,000 square feet, based on projected attendance at the approximately six acre site.


Letter Report On Charrette Conference - Development Options At South Lake Tahoe, Harrison Price Company Jan 1987

Letter Report On Charrette Conference - Development Options At South Lake Tahoe, Harrison Price Company

Harrison "Buzz" Price Papers

Harrison Price Company (HPC) was retained on January 8, 1987 by Grossmann, Stoller & Associates (GSA) to organize a charrette conference to discuss development options at South Lake Tahoe. This was a follow on to prior work undertaken by GSA and consultant Larry Prehn for Skyland Realty which addressed the economic potentials and various planning aspects for a 4,500-seat - 7,500-seat arena facility. The main thrust of the charrette was to explore client objectives and develop a responsive entertainment program mix that would, in the opinion of the group, generate the required visitor interest and a feasible balance in development …


Charrette Conference Development Potentials For Florida Discovery In Jacksonville, Florida, Harrison Price Company Dec 1985

Charrette Conference Development Potentials For Florida Discovery In Jacksonville, Florida, Harrison Price Company

Harrison "Buzz" Price Papers

Harrison Price Company (HPC) was retained in October 1985 to organize and carry out a charrette conference directed at defining an optimum concept and tentative economic potential for the Florida Discovery Project, an undertaking conceived with the purpose of stopping the extensive visitor pass through traffic in and around Jacksonville, Florida in an active commercial recreation attraction. The report includes the following sections: introduction, the project environment, a recommended concept of development for Florida Discovery, land and building areas and construction and development costs, and conclusions.


Oral Presentation Of The Jeddah Marina Report, Harrison Price Company Oct 1982

Oral Presentation Of The Jeddah Marina Report, Harrison Price Company

Harrison "Buzz" Price Papers

Saudi Marina Company was planning the construction of a fully integrated marina complex at a site near the Coast Guard station in Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Harrison A. Price delivered an oral presentation during the week of October 18, 1982. The presentation is divided into the following sections: the site, market support, phasing, project content and concept, and economic viability.


Feasibility Study - Jeddah Marina, Harrison Price Company Oct 1982

Feasibility Study - Jeddah Marina, Harrison Price Company

Harrison "Buzz" Price Papers

Saudi Marina Company was planning the construction of a fully integrated marina complex at a site near the Coast Guard station in Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This report presents the economic feasibility of such a venture, and the definition of the proper size and scope of operations for a marina in Jeddah. The report has the following sections: summary, I. introduction, II. existing and projected pleasure boat activities in the area, III. market support for a Jeddah marina, IV. planning guidelines for a Jeddah marina.


A Marina Complex For Jeddah Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia- Final Arabia, Harrison Price Company Aug 1982

A Marina Complex For Jeddah Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia- Final Arabia, Harrison Price Company

Harrison "Buzz" Price Papers

Saudi Marina Company was planning the construction of a fully integrated marina complex at a site near the Coast Guard station in Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This report presents the findings of an investigation of the economic feasibility of such a venture, and definition of the proper size and scope of operations for Jeddah Marina. The report has the following sections: executive summary, I. introduction, II. an overview of Jeddah and Saudi Red Sea pleasure boat activities, III. market support for a Jeddah marina, IV. planning guidelines for a Jeddah marina, V. financial analysis of the Jeddah Marina.


Jeddah Field Report, Harrison Price Company Jul 1982

Jeddah Field Report, Harrison Price Company

Harrison "Buzz" Price Papers

The Jeddah Field Report is a memorandum from Lewis A. Redgate to Harrison Price in which a field visit to Jeddah Saudi Arabia in June 1982 to research the size and design of a proposed fully integrated marina is described. The partners in the proposed marina project were Sheik Sulaiman and Prince Muhammad.


Economic Outlook For Retail Facilities Development At Universal City, California, Harrison Price Company Jul 1982

Economic Outlook For Retail Facilities Development At Universal City, California, Harrison Price Company

Harrison "Buzz" Price Papers

MCA Development Company proposed developing a sizable increment of retail space on its Universal City, California property. These facilities would be located on a portion of some 40 acres that was being master planned by William L. Pereira &: Associates, situated east of the Sheraton Universal Hotel and south of the Universal Studios Tour and Universal Amphitheater complex. Conceptual planning called for two interrelated and integrated retail clusters. The objective of the development proposal was to expand off-peak, and especially, nighttime activity at Universal City by capitalizing on the growing onsite visitor and employee population as well as the general …


Feasibility Of Phase 2: Dev. Of Louis Armstrong Park, Harrison Price Company Jun 1982

Feasibility Of Phase 2: Dev. Of Louis Armstrong Park, Harrison Price Company

Harrison "Buzz" Price Papers

Armstrong Park was developed by the City of New Orleans to memorialize the contributions of one its greatest citizens, Louis Armstrong. The City’s goal was to create a park which would be a living and dynamic reflection of Armstrong’s cultural legacy. In response to the City of New Orleans solicitation for development interest, the Harrison Price Company (HPC) was retained by Osmond Entertainment and Tommy Walker Spectaculars to conceptualize the content of an attraction consistent with its market demand and economic opportunity, specifically: to recommend a concept of development; to determine an appropriate investment level and development cost consistent with …


Development Feasibility Of Louis Armstrong Park-Revised Report, Harrison Price Company Mar 1982

Development Feasibility Of Louis Armstrong Park-Revised Report, Harrison Price Company

Harrison "Buzz" Price Papers

Armstrong Park was developed by the City of New Orleans to memorialize the contributions of one its greatest citizens, Louis Armstrong. The City’s goal was to create a park which would be a living and dynamic reflection of Armstrong’s cultural legacy. In response to the City of New Orleans solicitation for development interest, HPC was retained by Tommy Walker Spectaculars to conceptualize the content of an opportunity, specifically: to recommend a concept of development and phasing; to determine an appropriate investment level and development cost consistent with market support; to analyze the financial implications of the recommended development; to assess …


Attendance Potential And Parking Requirements For A Family Recreation Complex/Las Vegas, Nevada - Final Report And Planning Guidelines For A Themed Specialty Retail Center In Las Vegas, Nevada, Harrison Price Company Jan 1982

Attendance Potential And Parking Requirements For A Family Recreation Complex/Las Vegas, Nevada - Final Report And Planning Guidelines For A Themed Specialty Retail Center In Las Vegas, Nevada, Harrison Price Company

Harrison "Buzz" Price Papers

Huck’s Landing, Inc. was a venture of Tom Carter Enterprises to develop a major family-oriented recreation complex in Las Vegas, Nevada, for which the company was under negotiations for an 80-acre site at a prime Las Vegas Stripe location. As envisioned, the project was to include: a 1000 room hotel with casino, a themed retail center, 60 lane bowling alley, a special use theater facility, a large games arcade, two miniature golf courses, a “Showboat” restaurant, roller skating rink, and a 20-25 acre $50 million water-oriented recreation facility to be known as Huck’s Landing, themed around Mark Twain’s 1860s America. …