ShipYard Shops on the Riverfront

MetalBrent · #11 07-24-2008, 11:46 AM

I think the condos will flop too, no one who can afford to buy those condos wants to live there. With all the never ending construction, ballpark/restraunt traffic, and escalating crime rate. especially when you can get a nice house in greenville for the same price. It's the same reason the two new towers south market are still empty after 2 years

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Bada Bing · #12 07-24-2008, 12:27 PM

As far as the shipyard shops go, when your "anchor store" is L.L. Bean (no longer there by the way right?), you know your business venture is destined for failure.

no offense to all you Beaners out there.... and by that I mean LL Bean SHOPPERS, you fools!

SCRAPPY · #13 07-24-2008, 12:34 PM

That was the one store I didn't mind going to.. Except they always seemed empty... Product wise..

Bada Bing · #14 07-24-2008, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by SCRAPPY

That was the one store I didn't mind going to.. Except they always seemed empty... Product wise..

That's the thing... I would go in there only BECAUSE all the other stores sucked. But for myself, I would never just go to LL Bean. But then again, I hate all retail stores....unless it involves sports, music or books....and booze.... does porn count as retail?

SCRAPPY · #15 07-24-2008, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Bada Bing

That's the thing... I would go in there only BECAUSE all the other stores sucked. But for myself, I would never just go to LL Bean. But then again, I hate all retail stores....unless it involves sports, music or books....and booze.... does porn count as retail?

I'm the same way.. One of my favorite stores is Eastern Mountain Sports or Modell's or Dick's.. Second, probably Best Buy or Circuit City...
The shops down on the waterfront have nothing that interest me anymore... SHOPS, that is.. I do love Timothy's.. Not a huge fan of Iron Hill, but I never turn down a place with beer....

bl0ndie87 · #16 07-24-2008, 02:19 PM

Even when there were more stores there, it was always the most random assortment, like you'd find a largely over-priced Ralph Lauren store, the bra store (Bali or whatever), and like a junk-jewelry Claire's. Nothing up there ever interested me...but the walk around the river was sort of nice, I suppose...and of course, Timothy's is always good.

daveindelaware · #17 07-24-2008, 02:58 PM

The Shipyard Shops remind me of some "outlet store" mall experiment gone horribly wrong....

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hockey · #18 07-31-2008, 06:07 PM

I've never been to the Shipyard Shops. I've been to Harry's Seafood a few times and there is a Farmer's Market type thing there. Is this in the same area?

gravenewworld · #19 07-31-2008, 10:28 PM

The shops still have potential. Maybe if they stopped being cheap and anted up the money they could attract good outlets like Brooks Brothers, Louis Vuitton, Prada, D&G, etc. That would attract tons of people from all over. It is still in a pretty darn good location which is extremely important.

Raptor · #20 07-31-2008, 10:37 PM

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I've never been to the Shipyard Shops. I've been to Harry's Seafood a few times and there is a Farmer's Market type thing there. Is this in the same area?

Just down the river...past the old Kahuna...red and blue roof buildings...

The plan is to build a bridge over the river to connect Market St/US13 to the area...that would be easier access, but they still need something to attract people.

They built it, but nobody came....

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