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The neighborhood folks are blinded by their aspiration. The neighborhood couldn’t support a grocery store already. Kroger isn’t coming back, and neither is Meijer, Walmart, or Aldi (which also closed a store nearby years ago). Walmart is already on the other side of the neighborhood at 56th and Emerson, and Meijer only locates on major arteries with high traffic.
And there’s already two nonprofit fitness (YMCA) facilities within a couple of miles, 38th and Rural and in Fort Harrison.
Reality.
And I completely forgot about the Cook-supported (and failing) neighborhood grocery a mile or so south on 38th.
NIMBY where NIMBY should not exist. You have a developer trying to develop in a place that needs DEVELOPED!!!
Haag Drug, Huddle, Ace Hardware, Pearson’s Platters, SS Kresgie, Guarantee Auto, Just Right Hamburgers…..
…and throw in Richard’s Market Basket, Laughner’s Cafeteria, and Blimpie’s.
Here’s the deal
Like Arlington High School, Devington was a corner stone for this area. Housing North of 56th street runs 3 hundred to 1 million plus dollars. Property values, quality of life, happiness and safety are all affected by what happens to Devington. Right now, it is a place for crime and shoot outs. It needs to be more. Low-cost housing isn’t the answer. It needs to be upgraded from that stream of thinking.
You are right there is a Walmart Neighborhood Market at 56th and Emerson, where Omalia’s used to be. I would contend that most shoppers at this market are driving several neighborhoods over to buy food. No other stores are available, between 56th and at least Washington Street.
Shopping there is a nightmare. Lines that go to the back of the store wait time over 20 minutes (last night to buy a can of panko crumbs) and empty shelves.
This area needs more. Eskenazi just built a beautiful new full hospital at 38th and Arlington. This vision needs to be continued.
Cathedral High School, known for its excellence is located a block east of Walmart on 56th street. Cathedral has asked for overflow parking to be considered in the area now occupied by Devington.
The best for all would be razing the mall, attractive fencing put up and unemotional thinking to continue.
In the interim perhaps crime would be reduced, and people could dream about what can be. Actually, I do not think the current administration cares about anything out of the downtown area and I don’t feel funding is available to do this correctly.
I have lived in this area the greatest part of my life. It is near downtown, has yards and beautiful homes, close neighbors but little else. It has all fled. It doesn’t need to be that way. Stephanie and her task force are working endlessly to make change. Support her but until you have lived here don’t judge her.
Have lived there, Suzanne. Used to shop at O’Malia’s (avoided the Kroger).