Hendricks Plaza to link Southbank and San Marco

[edjax]

I had to Google street view this location, I don't think I have ever noticed it.  Looks like a bunch for lease signs in the immediate area.  Maybe a facelift can help bring some life into this area, but it seems a little far off the beaten path to be viable.

Off the beaten path???  Why would you say that?  Just curious.

[ProjectMaximus]

Yeah I find that very odd. I drive by there very often for not living in San Marco, and it always seems very busy during the day. I'm sure the traffic counts through that block is one of the highest in the neighborhood.

[hightowerlover]

I'm just saying I wouldn't walk this stretch because it's a ways off from San Marco so I wouldn't walk to it from there.  This is an area that I've driven through often yet never noticed this strip of stores. Mainly because the current tenants wouldn't interest me much. But I'm all for beautifying the area. But to me this is just a through street, not a destination for me, yet.

[thelakelander]

To me, it is San Marco. San Marco has three remaining decent sized commercial strips. They are San Marco Square, San Marco Boulevard near I-95 and Hendricks. It once had at least four but Times Square (Kings & Atlantic) was destroyed with the creation and expansion of I-95.  The only Times Square building left was recently converted into a medical office. Hendricks is definitely filling in.  Give it a few years and it will be a major walkable destination.