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Originally Posted by KevinFromTexas
Museums and aquariums or stadiums are kind of like theme parks in downtowns. They might have a million visitors a year, but few of those people will ever venture outside of them into the surrounding neighborhood(s). Museums also are not enough to attract residents to downtown since it's not an essential need. They're fun on a rainy weekend I guess if you did live nearby, but they aren't enough to make you decide to move to downtown. The types of things that make great downtown neighborhoods are very much less sexy. Things like grocery stores, everyday needs stores and every type of retail and special goods store you can think of. Those are the things that make a walkable, useful real neighborhood that attracts and keeps people in downtown.
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Well said, Kevin. They are nice amenities, but museums and tourist trap destinations are less desirable than grocers and stores that fulfill everyday needs. BTW, this is something I've long advocated for: as a downtown resident i don't want/need another salon, furniture store.
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