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November 11, 2004
 
Rollins Hopes Pullman Square Reshapes Downtown; Endorses Plans for Authentic Trolley Project
 
by Tony Rutherford
Huntington News Network Columnist
 
Huntington (HNN) -- Describing himself and partner William Dargusch, as just a couple of guys from out of town who were befriended by the private and pubic figures in Huntington, Tim Rollins told a small audience Friday, Nov. 19, 2004 in a drenching downpour, "nothing's going to rain on our parade today!"
 
Rollins, who with Dargusch formed Metropolitan Partners after Steiner and Associates pulled out due to the size of the market, strolled through the development Thursday evening, Nov. 18. After the movie preview party, the Harvard Business School graduate and former chief executive officer of Steiner & Associates sat on a bench near the escalator. "As developers we like to step back and observe our projects as our first guests show up and see what they're reaction is…they were smiling and happy, looking around at the development and viewing the skyline across the street. There's no greater satisfaction [to a developer] than seeing that outcome to your work."
 
Rollins continued, "We hope that Pullman Square will reshape downtown so it will always be the center of attention for your region."
 
Later, he told HNN that some of the rest of the businesses will be open between December 2004 and mid-January 2005, including Empire Books, Starbucks, the ice cream store, the Funny Bone and two sit-down restaurants. "After the first of the year, hopefully, we will start construction of the one last building [on the corner of Tenth Street, where Chi Chi's used to be] that will finish out Pullman Square."
 
Rollins embraced a proposal to operate an authentic trolley on Fourth Avenue. (See http://huntingtontrolley.com)
 
"One of my former partners developed a trolley in Tampa that extended a street car line from downtown through one of our developments. I thought that was a clever idea. It added so much character to the neighborhood. If they're looking at doing one of these in Huntington, I think it would be wonderful."
 
Although much of Pullman's construction has been completed, Rollins still has a full plate with leasing, two developments in Columbus, and a project in Wheeling.
 
View Photos of Trolleys Past and Present
 

 Related: 
— 02/11/05 Engineers Visit City to Develop Feasibility Plan for Proposed 4th Avenue Trolley System
— www.burgessniple.com Burgess & Niple Web site
— www.huntingtontrolley.com
— www.heritagetrolley.org/planHuntingtonRTOL1.htm
— www.sugarhousetrolley.org
— www.charlottetrolley.org - Charlotte Trolley of Charlotte, North Carolina
— www.islandtransit.net Island Transit of Galveston, Texas
— www.phillytrolley.org/council.html Philadelphia, PA, City Council votes to restore Trolley Service
 
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