Comments on: As if “downtown” couldn’t get any worse http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2007/477/ Helping imagine a great college town for a great university Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:30:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Evan Hauptmann http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2007/477/comment-page-1/#comment-47368 Evan Hauptmann Thu, 04 Oct 2007 02:16:54 +0000 http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2007/477/#comment-47368 If more residents results in higher rent and higher rent results in larger, branch stores such as CVS, Starbucks, Chipotle, etc., it will be interesting to see what adding so many more residents in the new developments will lead to. If more residents results in higher rent and higher rent results in larger, branch stores such as CVS, Starbucks, Chipotle, etc., it will be interesting to see what adding so many more residents in the new developments will lead to.

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]]> By: Robert Catlin http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2007/477/comment-page-1/#comment-47346 Robert Catlin Wed, 03 Oct 2007 23:33:16 +0000 http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2007/477/#comment-47346 However, many of the 1990s stores left on their own by 2000. For a while much (50%+, I would guess)of the shopping center was vacant until the construction of South Campus Commons and its 2,000+ beds added a lot of new consumers to the downtown. However, many of the 1990s stores left on their own by 2000. For a while much (50%+, I would guess)of the shopping center was vacant until the construction of South Campus Commons and its 2,000+ beds added a lot of new consumers to the downtown.

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]]> By: J.L. http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2007/477/comment-page-1/#comment-47326 J.L. Wed, 03 Oct 2007 20:44:43 +0000 http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2007/477/#comment-47326 It seems counterintuitive, but seems to me that higher rents have resulted in lower-quality stores in the CP Shopping Center over the years, or at least less interesting stores: -Herman's Sporting Goods replaced by auto parts store and then Rugged Warehouse -Hannibal's Coffee replaced by Potomac Video -Ice cream parlor replaced by cheesesteak joint, Brugger's Bagels, and then Chipotle -Kemp Mill Records replaced by McDonalds, later becomes CVS expansion -International Gourmet replaced by Wawa -Bicycle Place replaced by RadioShack (which moved to make room for Boston Market) -Terp Territory replaced by Great Clips Hair, now a Starbucks Ah, to think what CP might look like if not for all the turnover. It seems counterintuitive, but seems to me that higher rents have resulted in lower-quality stores in the CP Shopping Center over the years, or at least less interesting stores:

-Herman’s Sporting Goods replaced by auto parts store and then Rugged Warehouse
-Hannibal’s Coffee replaced by Potomac Video
-Ice cream parlor replaced by cheesesteak joint, Brugger’s Bagels, and then Chipotle
-Kemp Mill Records replaced by McDonalds, later becomes CVS expansion
-International Gourmet replaced by Wawa
-Bicycle Place replaced by RadioShack (which moved to make room for Boston Market)
-Terp Territory replaced by Great Clips Hair, now a Starbucks

Ah, to think what CP might look like if not for all the turnover.

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]]> By: eah http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2007/477/comment-page-1/#comment-47075 eah Tue, 02 Oct 2007 12:47:20 +0000 http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2007/477/#comment-47075 JohnnyReb makes a decent point. Local shops and store owners make for a great, unique, atmosphere. If we can promote more Mom and Pop-like merchants, rather than national chains, College Park will certainly be a more comfortable, enjoyable and as JohnnyReb points out, memorable experience. JohnnyReb makes a decent point. Local shops and store owners make for a great, unique, atmosphere. If we can promote more Mom and Pop-like merchants, rather than national chains, College Park will certainly be a more comfortable, enjoyable and as JohnnyReb points out, memorable experience.

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]]> By: JohnnyReb http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2007/477/comment-page-1/#comment-46534 JohnnyReb Thu, 27 Sep 2007 17:10:10 +0000 http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2007/477/#comment-46534 That whole shopping center needs to be redesigned; the parking is atrocious. I tend to avoid that place like the plague when school is in session... Bring back High's! They had the best ice cream. That whole shopping center needs to be redesigned; the parking is atrocious. I tend to avoid that place like the plague when school is in session… Bring back High’s! They had the best ice cream.

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