by fredo
on 5/12/2008 @ 8:16pm
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It's a bore.
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by Erik
on 5/12/2008 @ 9:11pm | Its an anonymous shopping area that is indistinguishable from any strip mall in the US.
Car centric and utilitarian. I have never heard of someone wanting to hang out there for the afternoon. |
by KevinFreitas
on 5/12/2008 @ 10:39pm | Joeseppi's is in Westgate. And it's the closest thing to a mall in this northerly part of town for many folks. There's some good food in spots like Flying Fish and a pretty solid pet store (Pets 'n Pals, I believe) where we can get bulk seed for our bird Thea.
It's not a complete waste but I'd sure love to see about 3 stories of residential above each of those strip malls. Then there'd be more of a real community. |
by Erik
on 5/12/2008 @ 10:45pm | It's not a complete waste but I'd sure love to see about 3 stories of residential above each of those strip malls. Then there'd be more of a real community.
Buried deep within the initial consultant report for the mixed use center review, there is actually a recommendation and plan to "save" Westgate and the mall.
It basically calls for placing back streets in the areas and infilling the acres of asphalt with multi story mixed use buildings. |
