I miss Woolworth's too - they had it ALL. I don't know why they were THE
choice for so-called "mid-priced" retail, accept that they had their hand
out the farthest. I live in north Minneapolis and drive to Crystal to the
Target there. The one on Broadway is laughable as far as service and
selection go; the one on Lake Street and Minnehaha is nearly as bad.
Grocery-wise, there's no place with a selection on the north side. The
Quarry's a madhouse: I end up going to Rainbow in Robbinsdale or a newer,
small Cub out by Brookdale. Sure would be nice to see a nice big CUB on the
near northside someday.
JHarmon
Cleveland
>From: Alan Shilepsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: [Mpls] Downtown grocery stores
>Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2001 10:32:57 -0500
>
>Rosalind Nelson wrote:
> > But I wonder if a little bit of forsight and a small
> > public subsidy might have kept a grocery
> > store downtown throughout all that redevelopment.
>
>As I was reading the Target/TIF articles yesterday I thought about the
>well-stocked Woolworth 5 and 10 that was in the IDS Center not so long
>ago. It had a lunch counter as well as all the sundries you don't want
>to get in the car to get, and it was affordable and not too fancy. But
>it went away to be replaced by Gap, TJ Max, et. al. A subsidy to keep
>it around would have undercut the need for a downtown Target (or
>Walmart) store.
>
>Likewise, I suppose, if we had subsidized the Skyway Theatre for
>improvements maybe Block E would have been less necessary. And the
>Skyway would have continued to be an entertainment venue for city kids.
>Right now what does Downtown offer for these kids--the State Theatre or
>Orpheum (and their prices) don't fit the bill.
>
>As a Downtown resident I patronized the Skyway Theatre and Woolworths
>(inc. the lunch counter), and appreciated having both of them
>available.
>
>Alan Shilepsky
>Downtown
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