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Originally Posted by clubtokyo
My favorite thing about Tokyo is all the department stores and shopping that is multilevel high rises on the first floors.
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Completely agreed. I wouldn't say it was my favorite thing about tokyo (given the incredible food and coffee there), but I really loved seeing that. All of the buildings in Tokyo are incredibly efficient when it comes to incorporating retail, commercial space, and residential space into one.
On another note r/e: the miracle mile. Honestly, I'd think it would be congress too, given it's "clout" in the city. But, many of the retail stores that exist now have been closing anyways (see: brooks brothers, etc.). I'm almost tempted to say South Congress, but like ya'll have mentioned, the streets are very far apart, and it's still very car-centric. Maybe if the sidewalks were eventually expanded out to cover all of the street that's currently back-in parking. But I still think regardless of the street setup, that's still the most likely place near downtown to have the most retail spots...
Outside of that, I'd say the closest we have is 2nd street right now. But unfortunately, it seems like between the Convention Center and Shoal Creek, 2nd street is almost as developed as it will possibly be. So whatever's there now, is there. Not exactly much room for larger retail stores like a Nordstrom, etc., or even a "flagship" store for a given brand....