Comments on: Lily Falls going out of business http://elginite.org/blog/2009/06/08/lily-falls-going-out-of-business/ Fri, 18 May 2012 13:12:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: bobthecow http://elginite.org/blog/2009/06/08/lily-falls-going-out-of-business/#comment-47456 bobthecow Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:39:25 +0000 http://elginite.org/?p=1971#comment-47456 I must admit, I didn't understand the point of the store. Nothing I would want to buy there. I must admit, I didn’t understand the point of the store. Nothing I would want to buy there.

]]> By: toothache http://elginite.org/blog/2009/06/08/lily-falls-going-out-of-business/#comment-47430 toothache Tue, 09 Jun 2009 03:11:46 +0000 http://elginite.org/?p=1971#comment-47430 Businesses do not like to locate where there is a dearth of income. But the pioneers usually get hit with the arrows such is the case with Lily Falls. Businesses do not like to locate where there is a dearth of income. But the pioneers usually get hit with the arrows such is the case with Lily Falls.

]]> By: RS http://elginite.org/blog/2009/06/08/lily-falls-going-out-of-business/#comment-47429 RS Tue, 09 Jun 2009 03:06:13 +0000 http://elginite.org/?p=1971#comment-47429 A Trader Joes would be really nice. I dont' agree that the problem is crime. Downtown Elgin has suffered for decades just as other downtowns have. The American downtown was the casualty of the automobile. It doesn't mean the problem cannot be solved, but it's more complicated than simply reducing crime (or the impression of crime). A Trader Joes would be really nice.

I dont’ agree that the problem is crime. Downtown Elgin has suffered for decades just as other downtowns have. The American downtown was the casualty of the automobile. It doesn’t mean the problem cannot be solved, but it’s more complicated than simply reducing crime (or the impression of crime).

]]> By: toothache http://elginite.org/blog/2009/06/08/lily-falls-going-out-of-business/#comment-47428 toothache Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:59:51 +0000 http://elginite.org/?p=1971#comment-47428 I'm in full agreement with you Boxcar. I’m in full agreement with you Boxcar.

]]> By: Boxcar http://elginite.org/blog/2009/06/08/lily-falls-going-out-of-business/#comment-47427 Boxcar Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:11:21 +0000 http://elginite.org/?p=1971#comment-47427 It all comes back to reputation of the downtown not being a safe place to be for any business needing foot traffic for more than a minute or two. Changing that is the city council's responsibility. That is why I voted for Prigge and Dunne, among other reasons. They vowed to treat the horrible problem of illegal aliens and the crime rate. They need to show me something this year. Any business needing foot traffic is not going to survive with the construction. It all comes back to reputation of the downtown not being a safe place to be for any business needing foot traffic for more than a minute or two.

Changing that is the city council’s responsibility. That is why I voted for Prigge and Dunne, among other reasons. They vowed to treat the horrible problem of illegal aliens and the crime rate. They need to show me something this year.

Any business needing foot traffic is not going to survive with the construction.

]]> By: toothache http://elginite.org/blog/2009/06/08/lily-falls-going-out-of-business/#comment-47426 toothache Mon, 08 Jun 2009 23:28:34 +0000 http://elginite.org/?p=1971#comment-47426 Trader Joe's is a destination grocery store that would be great downtown. My opinion is there needs to be a grocery store somewhere in the downtown to attract people and if there was a great grocer at a great value that is not too big it would bring people downtown. After all, everybody has to eat. They probably wouldn't touch downtown Elgin because of the low average household incomes and lack of parking. That being said I think if the Kimball/Symphony/Douglas block was redeveloped it would surely fit the bill. Trader Joe’s is a destination grocery store that would be great downtown. My opinion is there needs to be a grocery store somewhere in the downtown to attract people and if there was a great grocer at a great value that is not too big it would bring people downtown. After all, everybody has to eat. They probably wouldn’t touch downtown Elgin because of the low average household incomes and lack of parking. That being said I think if the Kimball/Symphony/Douglas block was redeveloped it would surely fit the bill.

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