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Nice job developers....so it's basically like every other strip mall in boring beige Cary. A nail salon, dry cleaner, a couple bland mediocre local restaurant chains, a massage spot...
Way to go. Another strip mall to drive by.
As a Cary-ite I'm not going to take personal offense to this because I know you are using Cary as a poster child for American suburbia in general (be it Holly Springs, Apex, Wake Forest, Naperville IL, Beaverton OR, Round Rock Texas). At least Cary kind of set the standard locally for keeping gaudy signage at an absolute minimum while maintaining healthy green buffers to spare some nature. Suburbia is not for everyone. As far as suburbs go, Cary is extremely diverse and enjoys many of the benefits of that usually reserved for much bigger metros (ethnic eateries, shops etc); don't believe me, check out Chatham Square near downtown to get a feel. Comparing Cary to college towns or major metros 3-4x the size is not fair.
As far as suburbs go, Cary is extremely diverse and enjoys many of the benefits of that usually reserved for much bigger metros (ethnic eateries, shops etc); don't believe me, check out Chatham Square near downtown to get a feel. Comparing Cary to college towns or major metros 3-4x the size is not fair.
This as well. It's all fun and games to get on the "generic Cary" hate train, but really it is kind of diverse for a suburb. It's not going to be a Portland or a Denver. That's just a silly comparison I agree.
The suburbs in those cities are much much much much more diverse, that's my point. Not to compare directly. Comparing Raleigh and burbs to Portland and burbs/surrounding areas <10/15 miles from downtown.
I can imagine some Met-Life morning breakfast meet-ups at Toast for sure.
With the amount of times they come over to ask "is everything ok?!" because "everyone is your server" it would be very hard to get anything accomplished while dining at Toast. Food is good, but the service is annoying. Ask once about a minute after the food is served, anything more is overkill.
With the amount of times they come over to ask "is everything ok?!" because "everyone is your server" it would be very hard to get anything accomplished while dining at Toast. Food is good, but the service is annoying. Ask once about a minute after the food is served, anything more is overkill.
BUT I NEED TO KNOW IF YOU'RE OKAY!
ARE YOU OK?!
HOW ABOUT NOW?
ARE YOU REALLY OK OR ARE YOU JUST SAYING YOU'RE OK?
What sort of stuff do you all think belongs in these shopping centers, exactly?
Well, in this digital age, I can see the sense of meal and service type places like food, laundry, nail etc. Any kind of retail, big or small, is going to be a tough row to hoe with the likes of Amazon and Etsy around at the click of a mouse. Maybe grocery but that is a brutal business right now full of tough competitors at every price point; and I'm not even considering Amazon Fresh a real player in this sector....yet.
What sort of stuff do you all think belongs in these shopping centers, exactly?
I think Saltbox Village in Cary has a nice mixture of chains and independent businesses. There's a McDonald's, Ace Hardware, a sit-down chain restaurant (I think it's an Outback), which have the name-recognition to bring people in. Then there's also a butcher, a wine shop, a kids' science/toy store, a fish/aquarium store, a bakery, a boutique or two, etc. There is a salon and a nail place, but there are enough independent businesses that it feels more unique than a lot of the other strip malls.
I think Saltbox Village in Cary has a nice mixture of chains and independent businesses. There's a McDonald's, Ace Hardware, a sit-down chain restaurant (I think it's an Outback), which have the name-recognition to bring people in. Then there's also a butcher, a wine shop, a kids' science/toy store, a fish/aquarium store, a bakery, a boutique or two, etc. There is a salon and a nail place, but there are enough independent businesses that it feels more unique than a lot of the other strip malls.
They had a Fresh Market years ago, but it moved over off Cary Parkway. I think Saltbox Village is an excellent example of what an older shopping center can grow into. I don't know if a brand new one could be as successful with that type of mix. Takes time and turnover.
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