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Originally Posted by summersm343
The buildings will require full demo. They're unsalvageable. Hopefully the facades can be preserved as a part of a new development here at the very least.
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Is that confirmed? They’ve been working on them for a while now and it def doesn’t look like they are being knocked down?
Anyways - everyone should get down to Walnut and go shopping one weekend - safely. Dilworth Park is open - go ice skate, pop around Walnut - and buy some stuff!
Also, FWIW, I can’t imagine Walnut Street is the only retail strip in America that’s not getting hit hard. I wish the city would pass an ordinance to try and preserve the street. The only places that could afford the high rents over the last few years are banks and cell phone stores - which doesn’t make for a great experience. Perhaps COVID will be a bit of a market correction and the rents will drop to a proportional level that works for everyone.
It shouldn’t be forgotten that Chestnut St. has also had a nice resurgence over the last 5 years - UNIQLO, Nordstrom Rack, Bloomingdales Outlet, Sephora, etc. to name a few.
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