User talk:Sdcharle

Welcome to Bloomingpedia! Even though you seem to have been here for a while, the welcome wagon eventually caught up. Chris Eller 22:25, 30 May 2007 (EDT)

Thanks Chris!

Great to be here, I hope to contribute many articles in time.

Storefront of Doom

Hey Stephen. I noticed your edit about the storefront of doom, but you removed it. Maybe you meant the storefront that is located where Princess Theatre used to be. Or maybe the place across the street? The place where Tallent is now is where Faris Market was for over 80 years, so I doubt its jinxed. Expanding upon this subject, I think it will be interesting to see if people will add information about locations that often have problems keeping businesses. They are out there obviously. I'd hate to make a business feel like they made a poor choice by moving into a specific location, but at the same time, I think in the long term it can help people to identify the mistakes of others and avoid them. Plus, the property owner could use the information to figure out how to improve their property. So it could be positive. The problem is, at what point do you call a property, a problem property. When it has a new business every year? month? week? Back in Warsaw, there is this old Richard's Restaurant building that has been probably 50 different businesses over the past 20 years. Every time I'm back its a different business. -- Mark 22:07, 31 May 2007 (EDT)

I've heard that moniker attached to the corner of 7th and Walnut where U Club and Rumblefish were. -Chrobb 06:08, 1 June 2007 (EDT)

How about where Flora Restaurante is, hasn't that changed names/hands a bit? Chris Eller 08:49, 1 June 2007 (EDT)

Hey Mark and all, yes, I was thinking of the place where U Club was. It seems to change hands frequently. For some reason I mistakenly thought Tallent was there but noticed it was the Faris Market previously, hence my revision.

One 'storefront of doom' my wife has pointed out is that place on North College under the train bridge. It's some lingerie place now and used to be Blue Opera (karaoke) and various other businesses. My wife points it out b/c it's 'doomed' in terms of Feng Shui also, but I'd have to check w/ her on the details.

I don't want to be negative, but of course if you stick to facts (like 50 businesses over 20 years) it's not like you're being deceitful, and as Mark points out, maybe something can be done to improve the spot's luck.

-Steve