I also think the redevelopment of the Schubert Theater
into the center for Dance performance, theater and the
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra's Minneapolis location
will help lighten up and enliven the area alot.

I don't dislike Olive Garden but I'm not going to lose
any sleep over losing one chain restaurant downtown.

David Strand

--- Becca Vargo Daggett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> On Oct 19, 2005, at 6:48 PM, Michael Thompson wrote:
> 
> > But hey, as long as the Linden Hills enlightened
> can listen to  
> > their jaaaazzzzzz, mannnnn, in a smoke-free
> environment twice a  
> > month, that's all that matters, right? The
> smaller, locally-owned,  
> > mom and pop bars where blue-collar working people
> go........ who  
> > cares.
> 
> Um, we were discussing the closing of an Olive
> Garden. I'll admit it  
> is locally owned in a manner of speaking (General
> Mills), and I  
> suppose you could think of Betty Crocker as Mom...
> 
> I'm generally sorry for the bars that are negatively
> affected by the  
> broader societal shift away from allowing smoking in
> indoor public  
> places. But the idea that the Olive Garden might
> have closed because  
> people couldn't smoke there any longer is absurd.
> 
> As to Mike Hohmann's original question:
> > What's the solution for Hennepin Ave between 6th
> and 8th?  Live  
> > theater does well a couple blocks south, how about
> the movie  
> > theaters in Block E?  Are
> > they making it; doing well, or just getting by?
> >
> > Last time I was at a late movie in Block E
> theaters, I found the  
> > Hennepin
> > Ave. street scene troublesome... not inducive to
> normal business  
> > activity or
> > welcoming to out-of-town guests.  What are the
> crime statistics  
> > (trends)
> > over the past five years in that location?  Do
> they correlate with  
> > lost
> > restaurant business?
> 
> As someone who has walked several or more times to
> the Nicollet Mall  
> from a movie in what I like to think of as a bastard
> child of a  
> Circus Pizza and a bus depot, here's my thought: 
> Light up and  
> enliven 6th and 8th. Visually connect the disaster
> that is E Block to  
> the Mall, so that people feel comfortable walking
> between the two.  
> The connection between E Block and First is okay on
> 6th, but not  
> great on 8th, so that should also be improved upon.
> 
> I agree with Mr. Hohmann that the vibe we ended up
> with is not ideal.  
> We're stuck with it, though, for at least 8 years
> (wasn't that the  
> life of that building that stood where the Target is
> now?) so my  
> humble opinion is that the best way to deal with it
> is to create  
> pedestrian friendly corridors between it and the
> Mall and the Target  
> Center.
> 
> And as long as we're mentioning restaurants we miss,
> I miss Chez  
> Bananas. Beans and rice, fish in tropical salsas,
> rum drinks, and  
> magic 8 balls. Independent, too.
> 
> Becca Vargo Daggett
> Seward
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