tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8826793.post6586509365571711590..comments2023-10-02T08:28:06.724-05:00Comments on Ecology of Absence: A Positive Outcome on South GrandMichael R. Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17262548806079447404noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8826793.post-75581486510281809912010-02-11T13:24:30.599-06:002010-02-11T13:24:30.599-06:00I agree, Doug. Having Grand go back to two lanes ...I agree, Doug. Having Grand go back to two lanes for half a mile is ridiculous. Grand south of Chippewa works so well as two lanes with a turn lane.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08064334959354090683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8826793.post-90053326117404219082010-02-11T08:32:32.956-06:002010-02-11T08:32:32.956-06:00It's in much better condition than before. We...It's in much better condition than before. We got rid of a drive thru and built on a vacant lot. I don't know really any other places where that has happened. <br /><br />The next step would be Alderwoman Florida working with neighborhood associations, and all levels of government, to extend the street narrowing south to Chippewa. This will further spur the business district by promoting the pedestrian realm which should not end at Utah!Doug Duckworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15684467055184767166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8826793.post-82358775895523874572010-02-11T08:21:11.808-06:002010-02-11T08:21:11.808-06:00The Schnucks (National, actually) is occupied by a...The Schnucks (National, actually) is occupied by a company about which I know nothing, but has workers onsite every day, and many times at night. The building looks unoccupied, but is definitely in use. It only looks vacant because there isn't any signage denoting its use or occupancy.<br /> I wish the Int'l Institute hadn't closed itself off from the nabe and the street by slapping that crappy, cheap stucco onto what is, underneath, a very handsome building. Not very neighborly.<br /> As for the former Netties, yeah, it has accrued some very ugly and, I believe, illegal signage. Oh, and the Asian market down the street illegally demo'd a building right next to its parking lot, and now the vacant lot is now a muddy, trash-strewn eyesore, and an illegal parking lot, at that. I called the City on them a few times, but it apparently hasn't had any affect. Shane or Jennifer, what is up with this lot?samizdatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8826793.post-24266814793824859672010-02-10T21:53:33.794-06:002010-02-10T21:53:33.794-06:00That section of Grand is still not out of the wood...That section of Grand is still not out of the woods yet; the venerable flower shop has turned into a cheap cellphone store, and the old Schnucks sits empty, still.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08064334959354090683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8826793.post-4659417648823905072010-02-10T17:51:22.129-06:002010-02-10T17:51:22.129-06:00A triumph. The Senior Apartments building needs su...A triumph. The Senior Apartments building needs suspended canopies over the ground floor retail.john w.noreply@blogger.com