I actually liked the fact it was bright. That block is very dark and has seen a lot of car break ins, etc. It made me feel safer.
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Re: Convenience Store on 27th Street (gary letteron) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2011 14:01:22 -0500 > From: greg overton <[email protected]> > To: The Charles Village Chat List <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Chat] Convenience Store on 27th Street > Message-ID: > <CAFAaOV4mzOeDG0mvSpk-9x8C8V5Uww=rzwb6yqa3yxa2y4-...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" > > I recently spoke with the owners of the Jailene's on 27th and the orginal > sign cost almost $15,000. Why would someone choose to put so much effort > into complaining about a neighborhood business when there are many other > more important issues at hand? If anything, the sign provided light to an > otherwise dark block and it's not like the sign is on all night long, they > close between 8 and 8:30. It looks like they've painted over the original > sign with blue paint and now it looks completely drab. One of the best > things a community can do is to support a well run business. So completely > lame. Move to the county if you want everything to be "perfect". > > On Fri, Dec 16, 2011 at 1:37 PM, Paul Williams <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Many of you know that the former convenience store on 27th between >> Guilford and Calvert Street that had been run by Ms Sue was sold over the >> summer and completely gutted and renovated, inside and out. **** >> >> ** ** >> >> The fellows that opened the new store are great! Its clean, well stocked >> with myriad needs, deli meats, eggs, and everything you need in the middle >> of a recipe. They also take requests to stock your any need. It opened >> under the name Jalines.**** >> >> ** ** >> >> They installed a huge canopy that kept you dry while coming and going, and >> while it might not have been for everyone, it had the name and tag lines of >> the store to advertise its presence. I?m guessing it cost more than >> $5,000. Imagine our surprise last week when we saw them painting over the >> sign, and removing any and all exterior signage. The owners told us >> somebody complained ? not one house faces 27th Street ? and they had to >> remove everything. They were visibly upset, and now are threatening to >> leave the neighborhood. Who would cause such a fuss? **** >> >> ** ** >> >> Paul K. Williams**** >> >> Kelsey & Associates, Inc.**** >> >> WashingtonHistory.com <http://washingtonhistory.com/>**** >> >> ** ** >> >> ** ** >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Chat mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/chat_charlesvillage.info >> archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://charlesvillage.info/pipermail/chat_charlesvillage.info/attachments/20111217/ae80d252/attachment-0001.html> > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2011 20:14:07 +0000 > From: "John Spurrier " <[email protected]> > To: "[email protected] " <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Chat] Convenience Store on 27th Street > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-15" > > If they paid $15,000 for that sign, they got ripped off. As a realtor I can > tell you a sign like that can make it hard for nearby residents to sell their > homes. The bottom line is they failed to follow the law. > John > > Sent from my mobile office > > -----Original Message----- > From: greg overton <[email protected]> > Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2011 19:01:22 > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Chat] Convenience Store on 27th Street > > I recently spoke with the owners of the Jailene's on 27th and the orginal > sign cost almost $15,000. Why would someone choose to put so much effort into > complaining about a neighborhood business when there are many other more > important issues at hand? If anything, the sign provided light to an > otherwise dark block and it's not like the sign is on all night long, they > close between 8 and 8:30. It looks like they've painted over the original > sign with blue paint and now it looks completely drab. One of the best things > a community can do is to support a well run business. So completely lame. > Move to the county if you want everything to be "perfect". > > > On Fri, Dec 16, 2011 at 1:37 PM, Paul Williams <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > Many of you know that the former convenience store on 27th between Guilford > and Calvert Street that had been run by Ms Sue was sold over the summer and > completely gutted and renovated, inside and out.? > ? > The fellows that opened the new store are great! ?Its clean, well stocked > with myriad needs, deli meats, eggs, and everything you need in the middle of > a recipe.? They also take requests to stock your any need.? It opened under > the name Jalines. > ? > They installed a huge canopy that kept you dry while coming and going, and > while it might not have been for everyone, it had the name and tag lines of > the store to advertise its presence.? I'm guessing it cost more than $5,000.? > Imagine our surprise last week when we saw them painting over the sign, and > removing any and all exterior signage.? The owners told us somebody > complained - not one house faces 27th Street - and they had to remove > everything.? They were visibly upset, and now are threatening to leave the > neighborhood.? Who would cause such a fuss?? > ? > Paul K. Williams > Kelsey & Associates, Inc. > WashingtonHistory.com <http://washingtonhistory.com/> > ? > ? > _______________________________________________ > Chat mailing list > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/chat_charlesvillage.info > archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2011 17:03:19 -0500 > From: "Paul Williams" <[email protected]> > To: "'The Charles Village Chat List'" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Chat] Convenience Store on 27th Street > Message-ID: <012801ccbd07$b0b95b20$122c1160$@com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Unfortunately, it looks far worse now painted over...it kind of resembles a > sex shop from the 1980s! > > Paul K. Williams > Kelsey & Associates, Inc. > WashingtonHistory.com > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John Spurrier > Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2011 3:14 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Chat] Convenience Store on 27th Street > > If they paid $15,000 for that sign, they got ripped off. As a realtor I can > tell you a sign like that can make it hard for nearby residents to sell > their homes. The bottom line is they failed to follow the law. > John > > Sent from my mobile office > > -----Original Message----- > From: greg overton <[email protected]> > Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2011 19:01:22 > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Chat] Convenience Store on 27th Street > > I recently spoke with the owners of the Jailene's on 27th and the orginal > sign cost almost $15,000. Why would someone choose to put so much effort > into complaining about a neighborhood business when there are many other > more important issues at hand? If anything, the sign provided light to an > otherwise dark block and it's not like the sign is on all night long, they > close between 8 and 8:30. It looks like they've painted over the original > sign with blue paint and now it looks completely drab. One of the best > things a community can do is to support a well run business. So completely > lame. Move to the county if you want everything to be "perfect". > > > On Fri, Dec 16, 2011 at 1:37 PM, Paul Williams <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > Many of you know that the former convenience store on 27th between Guilford > and Calvert Street that had been run by Ms Sue was sold over the summer and > completely gutted and renovated, inside and out.? > ? > The fellows that opened the new store are great! ?Its clean, well stocked > with myriad needs, deli meats, eggs, and everything you need in the middle > of a recipe.? They also take requests to stock your any need.? It opened > under the name Jalines. > ? > They installed a huge canopy that kept you dry while coming and going, and > while it might not have been for everyone, it had the name and tag lines of > the store to advertise its presence.? I'm guessing it cost more than > $5,000.? Imagine our surprise last week when we saw them painting over the > sign, and removing any and all exterior signage.? The owners told us > somebody complained - not one house faces 27th Street - and they had to > remove everything.? They were visibly upset, and now are threatening to > leave the neighborhood.? Who would cause such a fuss?? > ? > Paul K. Williams > Kelsey & Associates, Inc. > WashingtonHistory.com <http://washingtonhistory.com/> > ? > ? > _______________________________________________ > Chat mailing list > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/chat_charlesvillage.info > archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > _______________________________________________ > Chat mailing list > [email protected] > http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/chat_charlesvillage.info > archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2011 17:45:54 -0500 > From: "gary letteron" <[email protected]> > To: "'The Charles Village Chat List'" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Chat] Convenience Store on 27th Street > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > Painting that awning a dark color sounds like an improvement. When it was > lite up yellow, it looked like something from the circus that should have > been installed on the Joppa Road between McDonald's and Beltway Liquors. > > I have no doubt, they're a good business in the neighborhood. But the issue > is... the awning was installed without proper permits (not that it was butt > ugly). > > -=G=- > > > It's never too late to have a happy childhood. > -Tom Robbins > > \\\|/// > \\ - - // > ( @ @ ) > ------------oOOo-(_)-oOOo------------------------ > Gary Letteron > 330 Ilchester Avenue > Baltimore, Maryland 21218 > h (410) 366-3434 > w (410) 396-4369 > [email protected] > ----------------------Oooo------------------- > oooO ( ) /\ > ( ) ) / / \ > \ ( (_/ /\ / /\ \ > \_) //\\ /\ / \ \ > / /\\\ \/ / \ \ \ > / / /\ \\ \ / \ > ll \/ \ \ \ > \\ \/ \ \ \ > / \ \ \ ll > ll > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Paul Williams > Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2011 5:03 PM > To: 'The Charles Village Chat List' > Subject: Re: [Chat] Convenience Store on 27th Street > > Unfortunately, it looks far worse now painted over...it kind of resembles a > sex shop from the 1980s! > > Paul K. Williams > Kelsey & Associates, Inc. > WashingtonHistory.com > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John Spurrier > Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2011 3:14 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Chat] Convenience Store on 27th Street > > If they paid $15,000 for that sign, they got ripped off. As a realtor I can > tell you a sign like that can make it hard for nearby residents to sell > their homes. The bottom line is they failed to follow the law. > John > > Sent from my mobile office > > -----Original Message----- > From: greg overton <[email protected]> > Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2011 19:01:22 > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Chat] Convenience Store on 27th Street > > I recently spoke with the owners of the Jailene's on 27th and the orginal > sign cost almost $15,000. Why would someone choose to put so much effort > into complaining about a neighborhood business when there are many other > more important issues at hand? If anything, the sign provided light to an > otherwise dark block and it's not like the sign is on all night long, they > close between 8 and 8:30. It looks like they've painted over the original > sign with blue paint and now it looks completely drab. One of the best > things a community can do is to support a well run business. So completely > lame. Move to the county if you want everything to be "perfect". > > > On Fri, Dec 16, 2011 at 1:37 PM, Paul Williams <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > Many of you know that the former convenience store on 27th between Guilford > and Calvert Street that had been run by Ms Sue was sold over the summer and > completely gutted and renovated, inside and out.? > ? > The fellows that opened the new store are great! ?Its clean, well stocked > with myriad needs, deli meats, eggs, and everything you need in the middle > of a recipe.? They also take requests to stock your any need.? It opened > under the name Jalines. > ? > They installed a huge canopy that kept you dry while coming and going, and > while it might not have been for everyone, it had the name and tag lines of > the store to advertise its presence.? I'm guessing it cost more than > $5,000.? Imagine our surprise last week when we saw them painting over the > sign, and removing any and all exterior signage.? The owners told us > somebody complained - not one house faces 27th Street - and they had to > remove everything.? They were visibly upset, and now are threatening to > leave the neighborhood.? Who would cause such a fuss?? > ? > Paul K. Williams > Kelsey & Associates, Inc. > WashingtonHistory.com <http://washingtonhistory.com/> > ? > ? > _______________________________________________ > Chat mailing list > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/chat_charlesvillage.info > archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > _______________________________________________ > Chat mailing list > [email protected] > http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/chat_charlesvillage.info > archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > > _______________________________________________ > Chat mailing list > [email protected] > http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/chat_charlesvillage.info > archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Chat mailing list > [email protected] > http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/chat_charlesvillage.info > > > End of Chat Digest, Vol 102, Issue 9 > ************************************ _______________________________________________ Chat mailing list [email protected] http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/chat_charlesvillage.info archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
