Re:Mall landlords struggling to find takers at a price they’...
by jandrese on Tuesday June 12, 2018 @01:06PM
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No matter how progressive an area is the city council is full of crotchety old people.
Re:Mall landlords struggling to find takers at a price they’...
by DrScump on Wednesday June 13, 2018 @05:15AM
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In Bay Area cities, most of the "crotchety old people" are "progressives". The non-"progressive" seniors bailed for other states.
Re:Mall landlords struggling to find takers at a price they’...
by landryraccoon on Tuesday June 12, 2018 @01:11PM
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> We're gonna have to do it in a very progressively liberal area
In my experience, liberal areas are only permissive when it comes to national policy. When it comes to changing anything significant about their "historic" neighborhoods, you're going to fight tooth and nail with everyone. They'll find an endangered bird species that nests near your old mall to slow down development.
Probably, but it's fun to think about.
> In the real world it's going to be sleazy and run down in a few short years.
Sleazy is desirable to a point, but it's easy to go too far in that direction. And getting run down is a definite concern. It's entirely possible that the economics required to keep the place safe and hygienic would price out a lot of customers, and it would struggle to do enough business to stay afloat. Which is actually not so different from the current situation, but at least it's interesting.
> I'd also like to be at the city council meeting where you propose adding hooker hotel rooms in the original plans.
We're gonna have to do it in a very progressively liberal area, or get Kevin Bacon to do it.