I believe, if I remember right, Gray was a deciding no vote on CVS being built there on the city council. Then a week later he magically became a yes vote.
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Athomsfere
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I also don't see the problem with that CVS there. It has a fairly small lot, and serves the area nicely...Jins123 wrote: Sat Sep 30, 2023 2:01 pmI believe, if I remember right, Gray was a deciding no vote on CVS being built there on the city council. Then a week later he magically became a yes vote.
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I don't think it's so much about having a CVS in the area as it is about what was demolished to put it there.Athomsfere wrote: Sat Sep 30, 2023 7:40 pmI also don't see the problem with that CVS there. It has a fairly small lot, and serves the area nicely...Jins123 wrote: Sat Sep 30, 2023 2:01 pmI believe, if I remember right, Gray was a deciding no vote on CVS being built there on the city council. Then a week later he magically became a yes vote.
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Athomsfere
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Before my time here. What was that?nebport5 wrote: Sat Sep 30, 2023 8:07 pmI don't think it's so much about having a CVS in the area as it is about what was demolished to put it there.Athomsfere wrote: Sat Sep 30, 2023 7:40 pmI also don't see the problem with that CVS there. It has a fairly small lot, and serves the area nicely...Jins123 wrote: Sat Sep 30, 2023 2:01 pmI believe, if I remember right, Gray was a deciding no vote on CVS being built there on the city council. Then a week later he magically became a yes vote.
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The 49’r bar, which was in one of the older buildings in the neighborhood from the streetcar days. I think another building went too. And now it’s a car oriented CVS.Athomsfere wrote: Mon Oct 02, 2023 1:52 amBefore my time here. What was that?nebport5 wrote: Sat Sep 30, 2023 8:07 pmI don't think it's so much about having a CVS in the area as it is about what was demolished to put it there.Athomsfere wrote: Sat Sep 30, 2023 7:40 pmI also don't see the problem with that CVS there. It has a fairly small lot, and serves the area nicely...Jins123 wrote: Sat Sep 30, 2023 2:01 pmI believe, if I remember right, Gray was a deciding no vote on CVS being built there on the city council. Then a week later he magically became a yes vote.
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Athomsfere
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Looked it up. From the outside, it could have used some work but it was decent stock.Garrett wrote: Mon Oct 02, 2023 2:09 amThe 49’r bar, which was in one of the older buildings in the neighborhood from the streetcar days. I think another building went too. And now it’s a car oriented CVS.Athomsfere wrote: Mon Oct 02, 2023 1:52 amBefore my time here. What was that?nebport5 wrote: Sat Sep 30, 2023 8:07 pmI don't think it's so much about having a CVS in the area as it is about what was demolished to put it there.Athomsfere wrote: Sat Sep 30, 2023 7:40 pmI also don't see the problem with that CVS there. It has a fairly small lot, and serves the area nicely...Jins123 wrote: Sat Sep 30, 2023 2:01 pmI believe, if I remember right, Gray was a deciding no vote on CVS being built there on the city council. Then a week later he magically became a yes vote.
But really, we just need to tear out Dodge so badly and make it more useful.
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49r was a great dive bar replaced by just a garbage development for that neighborhood
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I think that's a little unfair for the development. Its right on Dodge, and Dodge has stripped so much from the area. The CVS actually fits the area just fine.Linkin5 wrote: Mon Oct 02, 2023 3:24 am 49r was a great dive bar replaced by just a garbage development for that neighborhood
The problem is Dodge needs major work to bring back the types of developments Dodge had historically, and that I'd love to see make a comeback as well.
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I dunno, I mean no matter what could be built anew here to improve the visuals on this strip, it ain't gonna be as cool or full of character as buildings like these:Athomsfere wrote: Mon Oct 02, 2023 1:58 pmI think that's a little unfair for the development. Its right on Dodge, and Dodge has stripped so much from the area. The CVS actually fits the area just fine.Linkin5 wrote: Mon Oct 02, 2023 3:24 am 49r was a great dive bar replaced by just a garbage development for that neighborhood
The problem is Dodge needs major work to bring back the types of developments Dodge had historically, and that I'd love to see make a comeback as well.

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I have no issue with that statement.Louie wrote: Mon Oct 02, 2023 2:32 pmI dunno, I mean no matter what could be built anew here to improve the visuals on this strip, it ain't gonna be as cool or full of character as buildings like these:Athomsfere wrote: Mon Oct 02, 2023 1:58 pmI think that's a little unfair for the development. Its right on Dodge, and Dodge has stripped so much from the area. The CVS actually fits the area just fine.Linkin5 wrote: Mon Oct 02, 2023 3:24 am 49r was a great dive bar replaced by just a garbage development for that neighborhood
The problem is Dodge needs major work to bring back the types of developments Dodge had historically, and that I'd love to see make a comeback as well.
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I just don't think its accurate to say whats there now is "out of character" or some disaster all on its own. Decades of carving up Dodge to make room for more cars caused less than ideal infill of which that CVS is a symptom of the disease we call auto-oriented development".
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I used to live right across from 49r, it really sucked when it was torn down. Also I’m not sure how Dodge stripping so much from the area is an excuse for the CVS tearing down old buildings to build there.Athomsfere wrote: Mon Oct 02, 2023 1:58 pmI think that's a little unfair for the development. Its right on Dodge, and Dodge has stripped so much from the area. The CVS actually fits the area just fine.Linkin5 wrote: Mon Oct 02, 2023 3:24 am 49r was a great dive bar replaced by just a garbage development for that neighborhood
The problem is Dodge needs major work to bring back the types of developments Dodge had historically, and that I'd love to see make a comeback as well.
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Athomsfere
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Because we tend to, and generally should build for what the rest of our built environment needs.Linkin5 wrote: Mon Oct 02, 2023 5:20 pmI used to live right across from 49r, it really sucked when it was torn down. Also I’m not sure how Dodge stripping so much from the area is an excuse for the CVS tearing down old buildings to build there.Athomsfere wrote: Mon Oct 02, 2023 1:58 pmI think that's a little unfair for the development. Its right on Dodge, and Dodge has stripped so much from the area. The CVS actually fits the area just fine.Linkin5 wrote: Mon Oct 02, 2023 3:24 am 49r was a great dive bar replaced by just a garbage development for that neighborhood
The problem is Dodge needs major work to bring back the types of developments Dodge had historically, and that I'd love to see make a comeback as well.
A highway through the heart of the city replacing transit: This is, both predictably and empirically, the outcome.
Maybe with time we can see the ORBT and even more better transit reverse some of these, at least as much as it can.
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CVS built across the street from what used to be Walgreens. 
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There was the threat, if you want to call it that, if CVS didn't get to build here they wouldn't move forward with the one on 72nd and Maple which obviously never actually happened.
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I was told CVS stopped 72nd and Maple because of 90th and Blondo.iamjacobm wrote: Thu Oct 05, 2023 12:52 am There was the threat, if you want to call it that, if CVS didn't get to build here they wouldn't move forward with the one on 72nd and Maple which obviously never actually happened.
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Well they’re both not happening/in business anymore!S.O.Boy wrote: Thu Oct 05, 2023 3:20 amI was told CVS stopped 72nd and Maple because of 90th and Blondo.iamjacobm wrote: Thu Oct 05, 2023 12:52 am There was the threat, if you want to call it that, if CVS didn't get to build here they wouldn't move forward with the one on 72nd and Maple which obviously never actually happened.
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For Lease sign is gone on the old Varsity Roman Coin spot. Anyone know whats happening here?
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It closed up during the pandemic and has been for lease for some time.skip wrote: Thu Feb 29, 2024 2:22 am For Lease sign is gone on the old Varsity Roman Coin spot. Anyone know whats happening here?
It's a decent sized lease too. 4000 sq/ft from memory.