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Originally Posted by brankrom
Not quite sure why Hale Center keeps wanting to move over and over, unless of course Hollywood Connection and Hale are selling out for a true TOD. Perhaps they should think about moving back to South Salt Lake where they were located for so many years... perhaps as part of the SoSaLa (or whatever its called now) at the completely empty streetcar station @ Main... way better idea than Sandy or Mulligan's.
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Hale Center doesn't own the West Valley Building they simply have a lease, WVC built and owns the building. Hale Center wants a bigger theater and WVC offered to build the expansion, but Hale Center doesn't like the terms of the new lease, and they think they can get a better location. Apparently they seem to be in a city, be successful, and then get to big for their britches and think they can do better elsewhere or that they are deserving of a "more desirable" city. I'm sure WVC is pissed as they were the ones that were willing to offer HCT a home when they wanted to expand, and now they are ditching for bigger and better. It's sort of like a relationship, SSL was the starter husband, (or wife) HTC got prettier and lost some weight and had a decent career and after a while SSL just wasn't deserving of their love, so they found a new spouse, a little better looking, a little more money and where completely happy for several years. Now they are getting bored of spouse #2 and see all these other potential partners (cities) out there and decide that it's time to move on to bigger and better, even though spouse #1 and then spouse #2 really help to make them what they are today.
It would be nice if HTC where to show some support for either of the two communities that where a piece in making them what they are. Either stay in WVC with an expanded theater or as Bubble Gum stated, why not be the focal point of the SoSaLa redevelopment. Better Transit access than any of the potential suitors, as well as their current location. Freeway access seems to be much better in SSL than any of the others, and there is easy access from both I-80 and I-15. As for freeway visibility, the Sandy location would be the best for that.
I would assume that part of their new site search, which obviously is highly factored on who is going to give them the best deal, may also be partially based on where their audience is coming from. Maybe they want to be more centrally located for their consumers. I still think SoSaLa would be an ideal location though. Easy access from everywhere and they could be greener by offering their audience more transportation options to attend.
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