Miami's 1st. Wal-Mart Superstore wins Court approval

[katie45]

We have several Wal-Mart stores in our county; the Super Wal-Marts, the traditional WMs and the Wal-Mart Neighborhood stores (they only sell food and Rx).

None of the areas have become trashed because of any of these stores.

[hurricaneMan1992]

Originally Posted by katie45

We have several Wal-Mart stores in our county; the Super Wal-Marts, the traditional WMs and the Wal-Mart Neighborhood stores (they only sell food and Rx).

None of the areas have become trashed because of any of these stores.

Er...The Mall at 163rd ST?

[shellymdnv]

Originally Posted by hurricaneMan1992

Er...The Mall at 163rd ST?

The mall at 163 ST went downhill way before Walmart got there. I would say that it really started going downhill around the time Aventura started expanding

[katie45]

Originally Posted by hurricaneMan1992

Er...The Mall at 163rd ST?

I don't live in FL, so was just assuming that the area for the proposed store would be in a nice area.

[flyers29]

Originally Posted by pslhomie

You know I am not sure why people would be against redevelopment of property that has been run down for decades. New York and Las Vegas are great examples of how cities that have limited space use them. Just because something has historical value does not mean it should be preserved in its dumpy state to suit the nostalgia crowd.

I have a friend who's mother lived 98 years in the same house until she died. The neighborhood in NY was a traditionally Irish neighborhood when she was born. It had changed several times and was a Korean neighborhood when she died.

If you want a traditional neighborhood then raze all of the buildings, make it into a swamp again and give it back to the animals.

Valid point, though gentrification often has a negative effect on poorer people who are priced out of the area. And sorry to get a bit political, but I find it really hypocritical when the "progressive" types who complain about how capitalism subjugates the poor and whatnot are the first ones to flock to these neighborhoods.

[Bobdreamz]

Originally Posted by katie45

I don't live in FL, so was just assuming that the area for the proposed store would be in a nice area.

It is in a nice area between the Design district / Midtown Miami , Morningside , Edgewater & Wynwood which is gentrifying. The new Miami 21 Zoning code wouldn't allow something as large as a Wal-Mart Superstore within the city limits of Miami hence they had to modify their plans.

flyers29:

Quote :

"That's rich considering that Midtown is a cookie cutter development project created from nothing a few years ago."

Remember Midtown also used to be a 30 plus acre Florida East Coast railroad yard in the middle of a dense area. At least it had a plan. I wonder what you thought should have gone there instead?
Tri-Rail is thinking of putting a station there too.

[boxus]

Walmart is like a magnet for trashy people, it is no surprise people do not want a Walmart near them.

[katie45]

Originally Posted by boxus

Walmart is like a magnet for trashy people, it is no surprise people do not want a Walmart near them.

Then I have to thank my lucky stars that we don't have trashy people in our vicinity.