Urban Planning gone wrong
Jun. 1st, 2009 10:19 am![[identity profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/openid.png)
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While we are on the topic of community development, does anyone have an explanation for there now being a third convenience store in Teele Square within view of the other two?

Beyond the fact that I don't feel like these stores contribute much (if anything) to the community, I'm kind of wondering how it is that this neighborhood can even support three of them (four if you count the Indian market down the street that sells pretty much all the same stuff).
I don't mean to be such a community troll about these things, but I live in that neighborhood and it is starting to get a little depressing...

Beyond the fact that I don't feel like these stores contribute much (if anything) to the community, I'm kind of wondering how it is that this neighborhood can even support three of them (four if you count the Indian market down the street that sells pretty much all the same stuff).
I don't mean to be such a community troll about these things, but I live in that neighborhood and it is starting to get a little depressing...
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Date: 2009-06-01 03:05 pm (UTC)From what I can tell the economy could continue to survive even in the worst of times if most stores sold nothing but chocolate...
But people also like to have choice! And, as Hrafn points out, there's the convenience factor of not having to put one's life any more at risk than necessary by crossing streets where Massholes are driving. :-)
Up where I am on Spring Hill a second convenience store just opened about 30 feet away from the one that's been there for a while on the corner of Lowell and Highland.
If you want something better, my guess is that you've got to do it yourself. Or at least find someone you can convince to do it for you. (I'd like a raw foods grocery store and deli in Davis, if anyone finds me convincing...)
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Date: 2009-06-01 06:48 pm (UTC)Also, I'd rather have convenience stores than empty storefronts.
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Date: 2009-06-01 07:28 pm (UTC)I always thought Teele Square needs an ice cream place - and not a half-hearted and somewhat dirty attempt like the everchanging spot current d.b.a. Holland Street Cafe.
Ice cream is a little harder in Teele than in Davis because there's fewer outdoor spots for eating it, but I still feel there's always a need for ice cream :)
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Date: 2009-06-01 07:45 pm (UTC)Neighborhood market seems to survive solely by selling lottery tickets to degenerates. Their ice cream is all freezer burned.
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Date: 2009-06-01 08:43 pm (UTC)Quick Hodgkins Spa story - I needed, like, a stick of butter or something for some corn I was cooking. I hustled over to Hodgkins, only to realize I had forgot something important - money. The guy there let me just pay for it later (granted, he probably saw me once a week at that time).
Convenience stores are there for convenience and not much else, but sometimes there's a reason why some stay in business and others do not. Here's hoping the Teele Square market stays strong, along with Hodgkins Spa (nothing really against Neighborhood Market, but I've only been there a couple of times).
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Date: 2009-06-01 09:11 pm (UTC)Re: Sometime they are front operations.
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