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Tuesday, June 12, 2007

Chippewa and Kingshighway Getting Slammed

The intersection of Chippewa and Kingshighway -- recently the subject of a streetscape program -- received some coverage from the blogs last week:

Not Pretty (Brick City, June 6)

When I Awakened, I was Mistaken... (A Six Pack of Zima and a Van, June 6)
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7 comments:

  1. Doug Duckworth1:02 PM, June 12, 2007

    I suppose the Check N' Go is still doing well.

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  2. Anonymous6:38 PM, June 12, 2007

    That area is disgusting. Really! I wish I could close my eyes when I drive through there. Strip mall that contains a pet smart, office depot, Quizno's and some new tanning salon has to be one of the worst commercial development in the St. Louis area. What a complete joke.

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  3. Matthew3:04 AM, June 13, 2007

    i'll let my previous comments stand. just glad to know i wasn't the only person who read both of those posts

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  4. Joe3:50 PM, June 14, 2007

    I like the OfficeMax and PetsMart, frequently visit both. The Quizno's is decent.

    But they are NOT anchor stores!

    If there was a grocery store, department store, something else actually anchoring this center, it might work better. But as it is, I cannot imagine the other storefronts will ever fill up!

    Fashion Guys (not exactly a top-line retailer anyway) already moved out!

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  5. Anonymous10:34 AM, March 13, 2008

    ..as far as commercial developement goes.. it's "more of the same".. I do use the remodeled SNS quite a bit, but tend to hit indepently owned shops/open markets when possible. I DESPISE the evil check cash-loan places on the west side of Kingshighway!! I live here so I try to clean up, and support my imediate neighborhood and business..

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  6. Anonymous11:52 AM, June 11, 2008

    I wish an all female gym would fill one of the empty stores. There are none to speak of anymore, at least not around here. We desperately need one.

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  7. Unknown2:13 PM, June 22, 2008

    I have my car serviced at Ackerman Toyota on South Kingshighway, and often shop at the stores in the much-maligned strip-mall. Some of the small empty stores could be combined into a Michael's, a dry-goods store, a steak house, etc. And maybe the many auto-dealers nearby could be persuaded to give discount coupons for the stores. I do think Starbuck's,Walgreens, Pet Smart and Office Depot bring in business, but the empty stores are depressing.

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