views of dorado

I just ran across this interesting thread. it focuses on the development of Dorado, the master planning of the city and some info on the new Ritz Carlton construction at Dorado Beach. Interesting read, nice pics. I don't publish any here because they are hosted at another site...

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/archive/index.php/t-488270.html

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/archive/index.php/t-488270-p-2.html

I'd add my two cents, but I think this davisoto or whatever his name is seems to know the turf better than I did after working in the hotel properties and developeing communities of Paseos and Dorado Beach East for around 5 years.

I'll definitely be returning here often. The guy seems to enjoy photographing everything.

Anyway, I'll bet he doesn't know about my first child...the Cerromar WWTP:
http://www.prime-eng.com/news/news_awards2005a.html

I'll always have a special bond with both hotels. Many good friends still wander there. I'll hope it gains its lost stars...here's to hope, from Ritz Carlton's side (check for Rit Carlton Dorado Beach):
http://www.sb-architects.com/

and the masterminds of this new dorado: Prisa Group (warning:annoying flash based webpage)
http://www.prisagroup.com/

finally, some speculative fiction based on master plans for bayamon and dorado:
http://ai3online.com/port_community.cfm

CANTON Redevelopment, Bayamon
http://ai3online.com/details.cfm?ID=17&area=community
http://ai3online.com/details.cfm?ID=39&area=community
http://ai3online.com/details.cfm?ID=14&area=community

Antigonum!!! you just got to love those lush gardens. a pity they are all gray.

Comment aside. What is this obsession of the mayor of Bayamon with the darned vesica pisces???
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vesica_piscis

http://www.halexandria.org/dward097.htm

It has been appearing lately in the Estrella del Norte
http://www.panoramio.com/photo/35331144
and the Bayamon Mixed Use Plan
http://ai3online.com/details.cfm?ID=14&area=community

However it still beats the lasertron proposed for the Caracol shore of Dorado...
http://ai3online.com/details.cfm?ID=16&area=community

Even with all the steel and concrete those old shrimp rearing lagoons from Eureka marine will still smell of fish and crap.

Blogger's interface is crappy. No pictures today kids...[bah, problem is mozilla... I'll add a video.]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXIzyquw-kc

Just because I finished reading the Scott Pilgrim graphic novels today...By the way, the producer of the video is the one that made the designs for the Scott Pilgrim brawler game for PS3 and 360. I'll have to wait until they make a PSP version to play with my son...looks fun.

The Watermill at Dorado

I was thinking about the hotels in Dorado the other day. After all I worked there for around 4 years. One of my jobs was to supervise the pool system. Currently the Dorado Beach hotels are a sham of their former selves, although the remodelling of Dorado Beach continues while Cerromar is a ghost hotel that only has activities on Hacienda del Mar and the River Pool.

Then I was reminded of the construction of the Cerromar Clubhouse and the new pool. A few months ago I stumbled upon the following image:

This pool is actually a larger, more modern design than that of Cerromar. However it is prohibitely expensive as seen on the Dorado Beach website.

http://www.doradobeachclubs.com/sites/courses/dorado.asp?id=488&page=38739

Will the same thing happen at the Riviera. Where are the inexpensive pools and hangouts for kids now?

Sometimes it makes me wonder... How are Puerto Rico controlled sites like Roosevelt Roads maintained? I found the answer today while I was at a client's office in Isla Grande. Abandoned buildings and deteriorated infrastructure denotes NOT MUCH.

However we must still think positive and hope that some day the goverment (whatever the color) will stop their petty differences and start thinking about the future of our people.