Today is already the second day that the store is closed. No sign or anything on the door. Customers come, find out it's locked and leave.
Anyone know what is going on ?
Is this place another one of the s-hole convenience stores we have in the neighborhood?
It is a convenience store with the usual lottery, beer, cigarettes, etc. The amount of trash around it should now hopefully reduce.
There are several convenience and retail stores owned by the same company in the neighborhood.
071554-0000 DUVAL ATLANTIC PROPERTIES INC 1755 PERRY ST Jacksonville 32206
071571-0000 DUVAL ATLANTIC PROPERTIES INC 1701 PEARL ST Jacksonville 32206
071609-0000 DUVAL ATLANTIC PROPERTIES INC 1750 LAURA ST N Jacksonville 32206
072274-0000 DUVAL ATLANTIC PROPERTIES INC 334 8TH ST E Jacksonville 32206
072276-0000 DUVAL ATLANTIC PROPERTIES INC 1760 WALNUT ST Jacksonville 32206
Damn... i hope they aren't closed for good! it's the closest place to me that sells my cigarettes!! oh well... :-\
The owner isnt the operator. If the store is closed, I assume he will just lease it out to someone else as soon as he can.
Not if it is accidentally swallowed up by a sand worm.
(http://scrapetv.com/News/News%20Pages/Science/Images/dune-sandworm.jpg)
Which I sincerely hope happens to every one of these s-hole stores.
Why does everybody hate these stores? i live close to this Speedway and the only people that hang out there are old guys. Kinda quiet...compared to 5-10 years back.
I live even closer to it and the trash blows in my yard. Napkins, empty cups, plastic bottles, plastic bags, black and mild wrappers, candy wrappers, lottery tickets, etc. Not directly a fault of the store as it's the customers throwing the stuff away, but still a side effect of having the store near by.
I know the old people hanging out there. I call them the "social club". They are quit and harmless. None the less, it took quite a few talks to convince them not to leave their liquor bottles behind on the SW corner of 8th and Perry. They bring their own liquor and get the mixers and ice from the store. Occasionally they buy beer there which they consume across the store.
Now why should I like the store ?
Quote from: AlexS on June 09, 2009, 02:08:25 PM
I live even closer to it and the trash blows in my yard. Napkins, empty cups, plastic bottles, plastic bags, black and mild wrappers, candy wrappers, lottery tickets, etc. Not directly a fault of the store as it's the customers throwing the stuff away, but still a side effect of having the store near by.
I know the old people hanging out there. I call them the "social club". They are quit and harmless. None the less, it took quite a few talks to convince them not to leave their liquor bottles behind on the SW corner of 8th and Perry. They bring their own liquor and get the mixers and ice from the store. Occasionally they buy beer there which they consume across the store.
Now why should I like the store ?
Well just take a match to it...
Sigh. If it was only that easy. :D
When I suggested this for another location, someone offered to bring the marshmallows.
Quote from: Deuce on June 09, 2009, 03:28:40 PM
Sigh. If it was only that easy. :D
When I suggested this for another location, someone offered to bring the marshmallows.
Honestly I'd rather see that Shell Station gone...the speedway isn't that much of a threat.
Quote from: Omarvelous09 on June 09, 2009, 03:38:12 PM
Honestly I'd rather see that Shell Station gone...the speedway isn't that much of a threat.
I'd rather see them both gone. Both are a nuisance.
True that....both could be gone and it would be a major improvement
Maybe all of the stores would be ok for keeping IF:
- those that shop or "hang out" there weren't throwing all of their trash into neighboring lots, or on the ground (so it blows into said lots)
- the proprietors made an effort to keep the store clean inside and out
- the proprietors in no way enabled or endorsed any illegal behavior
But many residents living near these establishments are not optimistic these adaptations have or will come about.
Quote from: zoo on June 09, 2009, 04:35:01 PM
Maybe all of the stores would be ok for keeping IF:
- those that shop or "hang out" there weren't throwing all of their trash into neighboring lots, or on the ground (so it blows into said lots)
- the proprietors made an effort to keep the store clean inside and out
- the proprietors in no way enabled or endorsed any illegal behavior
But many residents living near these establishments are not optimistic these adaptations have or will come about.
One more:
- the proprietors provide a restroom for their patrons so that after drinking all this beer they don't need to urinate behind the store, next to the dumpster or across the street
But as zoo pointed out, not very optimistic at this point.
Hmmmm, maybe their closing is the reason the (24hr) BP @ Liberty & 8th has seen an uptick in nighttime activity. Very boisterous & loud lately, especially late night, early morning.
Quote from: 02roadking on June 09, 2009, 04:59:03 PM
Hmmmm, maybe their closing is the reason the (24hr) BP @ Liberty & 8th has seen an uptick in nighttime activity. Very boisterous & loud lately, especially late night, early morning.
Yea...that place is crazy. Never really thought of that as Springfield though. Kinda far down 8th.
Kind of far down 8th? I don't know what area you consider to be Springfield, but 8th and Liberty IS in historic springfield. Our boundaries go to Ionia, which is another couple of blocks east.
The proprietor closed the store. Not enough business. The store is now for lease or sale.
guess selling 40's, lottos and smokes ain't all that profitable, too bad he wasn't getting a piece of the action outside the store thats where the real profits were.
Quote from: 02roadking on June 09, 2009, 04:59:03 PM
Hmmmm, maybe their closing is the reason the (24hr) BP @ Liberty & 8th has seen an uptick in nighttime activity. Very boisterous & loud lately, especially late night, early morning.
Interesting considering that this store usually closed by about 9:30p. The store was fine for the occasional jug of milk but I didn't frequent it much. Along with the harmless social club were quite a few drug dealers and friends that I didn't want to have to go through to use the store.
Yeah, they started the 24 hr. thing about 3 or 4 weeks ago. I'm going to get with the SHADCO and try to nip it in the bud before it gets to out of hand.
Nip that sucker! The only thing someone needs to buy 24 hours are drugs for an illness and maybe toilet paper (if you're out of paper towel).
Speedway store is now boarded up. Maybe it's closed for a longer time ?
Quote from: Springfielder on June 10, 2009, 07:03:18 AM
Kind of far down 8th? I don't know what area you consider to be Springfield, but 8th and Liberty IS in historic springfield. Our boundaries go to Ionia, which is another couple of blocks east.
I guess youre right.. maybe we should change the boundaries lol.
If the boundaries of the historic district ever do change, they will probably move north to MLK to encompass that area that was originally platted as New Springfield (I hope I got that correct). There are some great historic homes in that area as well.
Once upon a time there was a plan to include that area in the historic district. Currently, it is an unwanted area....ignored by SPAR Council/ Springfield unless something good happens there and equally unclaimed by Metro North...who I found out at least goes to some of the public meetings about the issues that come up in that area. Deuce is right, there are a lot of really great houses...many from the teens and twenties...in that area. A little more like Avondale perhaps in terms of design.
Any store closing today is a sign of the times and it should worry all of us a little. Even if we didn't like the clientele it served
For a business to survive it must change as the demographics of the area changes. A good example of this is the store at 3rd and market. They saw the change and about a year or so ago started stocking a supply of good wines and imported beer.
Actually, the demographics haven't changed all that much. Which is why there are worries on the part of a few about the newest gas/ convience store at Liberty. It is very good that the stores add items as a smaller somewhat upscale clientel comes in, but it isn't their primary business yet.