Good Time Emporium Meetup

[delahk.livejournal.com]

As the all-knowing ron_newman noted in this post, Good Time Emporium in Somerville will close its doors on June 30 to make way for an Ikea. Personally, I think we would all be better off if they just share the space (think of the possibilities), but then again, I like the idea of a KFC/Tanning Salon/Maryland State Police Substation (this actually exists).

In the scant time we have left to enjoy this Greater Boston landmark, I propose a meetup. I'm just gonna throw June 20 out as a possible date, but I leave it to your snarky wisdom in the end.

Cross-posted to b0st0n and somervillemass.

Comments

[talonvaki.livejournal.com]

Finally!
When I moved to Somerville in 2000, there was an IKEA "coming fall 2000."

...8 years later...we're finally getting the damn IKEA. Awesome.

[delahk.livejournal.com]

it takes a while to build all that quality furniture

[nonnihil.livejournal.com]

They've had to assemble the store using only an allen wrench and a million cubic feet of particleboard; it takes a little while.

[delahk.livejournal.com]

just one allen wrench for the whole crew, too. they lost the second one that came in the box.

[teele-sq.livejournal.com]

hah!

[contradictacat.livejournal.com]

I fully approve of the meetup (and the Ikea, but to a lesser extent). I've been meaning to go there for a while, and this is a good reason to go.

[fefie.livejournal.com]

Might even bring me out from lurking -- I've been curious about the old headline grabbing Good Times Emporium.

As for the long delay in IKEA, in a nutshell it's been about their wanting to put a big sprawling store designed (here in the US anyway) for suburbs with lots of land for parking etc. into already congested East Somerville. Pushback and design changes (and land swap) took time.

I notice IKEA will be giving away couches and chairs etc. when it opens in Brooklyn NY next week. I hope we get to partake in something similar when it opens here.

[delahk.livejournal.com]

ah, free stuff. it always works on people. "hey, do you want this muddy stick?" "nah." "it's FREE......"

[c011een.livejournal.com]

i heart good times. it reminds me of my childhood arcade (oddly enough named starbucks) yet with a dash of sad alcoholic sports bar.

i read some of the somerville planning dept. documents about the ikea and the rest of the assembly square renovation. it's supposedly going to be a 'green' mixed commercial residential development. of course, the whole thing has taken forever because every involved party has very strong opinions on every detail.

[ron_newman]

June 20 works for me. I just now got a notice cancelling another event that I had planned to attend that night.