Re: Restaurant operations (was something about commuting)

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From: John Emmons
Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 15:29

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You can thank the Alhambra city council for that. They encouraged mindless
"development" at the expense of long time retailers. And the folks who live
there got to help pay for it all.

Like those of us in Pasadena got to help pay for the godawful mess now known
as "Old Pasadena". Which will always be "Old Town" to anyone who can
remember the 90's...

John

"The Real Bev" <bashley@myrealbox.com> wrote in message
news:433B579D.ECFE110@myrealbox.com...
> "Dave C." wrote:
> >
> > > Your system sounds impressive, like a textbook case of working smarter
> > > instead of harder.
> >
> > Yup, it sure sounds like he's a smart business operator.  Unfortunately,
the
> > idea to quit your job and open a BBQ restaurant won't work for
everybody.
> > It's not a bad idea . . . it's just that, when everyone owns their own
> > restaurant, there will be no customers.  Call it the food pyramid
scheme.
> > :)
>
> That's a problem in Alhambra, a local largely-Asian community.  Over the
years
> the department stores and shops have moved out and restaurants have moved
in.
> The restaurants are generally very good -- chains like Tony Roma's and
> individual ethnic restaurants, mostly Asian -- but there's nobody to eat
at
> them.  Now they're trying to change the mix back to general shopping, but
the
> "nice" dress shops and stores that  my mom liked to shop at are gone
forever.
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Bev
> *******************************************
> "I've learned that you can keep puking long
>  after you think you're finished."    -- SL

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