Shhh!... Legislature's $371 Subsidy Undermines Central Cities
From:
John Harris
Date:
May 01 13:39 UTC
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On 5/1/08, Bob Spaulding <<email obscured>> wrote:
> John asked, "why hasn't the mall then had the same effect on places
> such as rosedale, ridgedale, maple grove or woodbury?"
>
> Two reasons: those locations are farther away from the Mall than the
> downtowns, and the mall competes strongly for tourist dollars, which
> in most cities is a key role downtowns play.
eden prairie center is a similar distance and it has grown since the
mall opened. i'd say it is becuase the population boom in that area
and the free parking.
>
> And to clarify John's post, downtown Minneapolis has lost much retail
> as well - retail developments like City Center, Gavidaae Common, and
> the (short lived) Conservatory all have gone from filled with 3+
> stories of retail in 1992 to largely devoid of retail now (or in the
> case of the Conservatory, torn down). And as I mentioned, Riverplace
> and St. Anthony Main expeirenced a loss of retail and entertainment as
> well. Minneapolis leaders are now wringing their hands over the
> departure of Borders Books and Crate & Barrel, and struggling to
> attract new retailers.
Borders books opened well after the mall opened or expanded. Oh and
to blame this on the MoA feels like a stretch to me.
except for the conservatory, city center and gavidaae was full of
retail when i worked down there and only begun to empty out around
2001, IRC, 9 to 10 years after the mall opened. There was also a
target store that opened after the mall.
John harris
webber-camden, mpls