Good idea to show the owners, they have a lot of neighborhood support, I
may enev stop in and I don't live ar'd there.
Judy
On 12/18/2011 03:34 PM, greg overton wrote:
Paul, you're right, it totally looks like a sex shop from the 80's! I
agree they should have gone through the legal hoops for the signage
but I still feel like there are many more important issues currently
plaguing the neighborhood; shootings, theft and prostitution all have
a much more negative impact on property values much more so than
someones definition of bad signage. Someone had to complain about it
to bring attention to it. This is an urban environment and you see
this kind of signage all the time in places like Brooklyn, NY or
Philadelphia. I still say at the least it provided light to an
otherwise darkened block. I can see the sign from my back deck and it
didn't bother me at all. It was turned off at 8-8:30, no big deal.
Thanks for the visual Paul, I'll never look at that store in the same
light. ha ha ha.
On Fri, Dec 16, 2011 at 1:37 PM, Paul Williams
<oldhousehist...@aol.com <mailto:oldhousehist...@aol.com>> wrote:
Many of you know that the former convenience store on 27^th
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 27^th 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/>
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