  Detroitman Member Username: Detroitman Post Number: 1083 Registered: 06-2004 |
Jefferson retail aid pushed Detroit, foundation propose grants BY JOHN GALLAGHER • FREE PRESS BUSINESS WRITER • April 25, 2008 http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs .dll/article?AID=/20080425/BUS INESS04/804250409/1017/BUSINES S | ||
French777 Member Username: French777 Post Number: 425 Registered: 10-2006 |
This sounds Great! I hope they get some brand name stores! | ||
Sean_of_detroit Member Username: Sean_of_detroit Post Number: 157 Registered: 03-2008 |
GREAT! | ||
Charlottepaul Member Username: Charlottepaul Post Number: 2463 Registered: 10-2006 |
"The East Jefferson corridor is served by some retail, including stores in the Harbortown complex. But residents in the district, like those throughout the city at large, complain of having to go to the suburbs to find many kinds of stores." Suburban stores on East Jefferson? That's the impression I get. Generally good news, but would be odd to have a Wal Mart on that stretch... | ||
Mackinaw Member Username: Mackinaw Post Number: 4697 Registered: 02-2005 |
Jefferson has been trending in this direction for awhile, CP. It has CVS, Rite Aid, IHOP, Staples, dollar store chains, big name banks, among other things. There are easily more chain stores than other types of retail along all of East Jefferson. I have no problem with that, but design stipulations ought to come with this grant money [it won't]. Parking in the back, please! And, of course, EJ needs a major grocer with Farmer Jack having been obliterated. The space is sitting their, waiting, over by Conner (but this is beyond the space covered by this grant). | ||
Detroitrise Member Username: Detroitrise Post Number: 2012 Registered: 09-2007 |
"Suburban stores on East Jefferson? That's the impression I get. Generally good news, but would be odd to have a Wal Mart on that stretch..." Well, Home Depot thought it was enough space for retail at the lot on St. Jean and Jefferson, so a big box store it's size wouldn't look SO strange. I have no problem with it personally. Ironically, one of the reasons there's so much suburban retail along Jefferson is because that's where most of the profit is (with Grosse Pointers commuting along it to and from downtown and the wealthier neighborhoods of Indian Village, Jefferson Village, and a few other areas. | ||
Lmichigan Member Username: Lmichigan Post Number: 5958 Registered: 10-2003 |
Yeah, I don't see a problem with it either. It doesn't really look or feel all that odd considering the layout of the street. You stack on top of that some awfully large lots for an urban area, and it kind of just works that way. |
