- Triangle Center
which had opened only one year prior. [Gaines, John. "Webbs Announce Plans for 3-story Office Building." 27 Oct. 1984. Herald-Leader [Lexington] . 5 Dec. 2006.]
It was first announced on October 1, 1984 by the Webb Cos. as a "festival marketplace" with boutiques, shops, and food kiosks.Duke, Jacqueline. "Marketplace, office tower planned Webb project will replace the Galleria." 2 Oct. 1984. Herald-Leader [Lexington] . 5 Dec. 2006.] The Festival Marketplace, was it was first named, was a combined effort by the developer with the
Lexington Financial Center to replace the failed Galleria project. It was to be modeled after Harbor Place inBaltimore, Maryland , Waterside inNorfolk, Virginia , Faneuil Hall inBoston, Massachusetts andToledo, Ohio 's Portside.The open-air yet enclosed 114,000 sq. ft. structure would contain numerous small shops, a food court with a common dining area and a restaurant or a nightclub. A
farmers market was also considered as a tenant.In addition to the marketplace, $7.5 million in state aid was announced by then-Governor
Martha Layne Collins towards the construction of a six-level parking structure that would serve Festival Marketplace and the Lexington Financial Center.References
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Cityscape of Lexington, Kentucky
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