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Re: News article about Imagination Centers
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lugnet.general
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Mon, 13 Mar 2000 20:53:30 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Gary R. Istok writes:
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> Mark Herzberg wrote:
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> > In lugnet.general, Adrian Egli writes:
> > > There was an article in the business section of the San Diego Union-Tribune
> > > today(March 10) about LEGO planning to open more Imagination Center stores
> > > across the country(ONE NOTE: not where yet!).
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> > If they want to open 12-15 centres, these are the cities I would look for • them
> > in (all guesses, though some have been previously confirmed). They are all
> > attract quite a few tourist, and, for the most part, have the so-
> > called "festival malls":
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> > New York City, New York
> > San Fransisco, California
> > Los Angeles, California
> > Miami, Florida
> > Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
> > Dallas, Texas
> > Houston, Texas
> > San Antonio, Texas
> > Atlanta, Georgia
> > Las Vegas, Nevada
> > Seattle, Washington
> > Denver, Colorado
> > Chicago, Illinois
> > New Orleans, Louisiana
> > Toronto, Ontario, Canada (assuming they are planning store in Canada, which • I
> > would guess so)
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> Sounds good Mark, but you missed 4 of the 8 largest population centers in the
> country, namely Philadelphia, Detroit, Boston and Washington/Baltimore (the • other
> 4 are NewYork, Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco/Oakland/San Jose). Not • sure
> if all of them have Festival Marketplaces (Boston has Fanueil Hall/Quincy • Market,
> Detroit has Trappers Alley Marketplace/Casino).
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> Gary Istok
Yes, I meant to put Philly and Boston does make sense, but I don't think
Washington/Baltimore would work well for a location. And I am not sure here,
but I don't Detroit is one of the 8 largest, Miami-Ft. Lauderdale is (Miami-Ft.
Lauderdale has about 4.2 million people, and I know Detroit in itself has 1.08
million or so), and I also think Houston is larger than either.
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| (...) Well, yes Detroit does have 1 million. But in the metro area (which now includes 5 counties and Ann Arbor), is about 4.9 million (in the top 8). If you include Windsor, Ontario (which statisticians do not include), less than a mile across the (...) (25 years ago, 13-Mar-00, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) Sounds good Mark, but you missed 4 of the 8 largest population centers in the country, namely Philadelphia, Detroit, Boston and Washington/Baltimore (the other 4 are NewYork, Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco/Oakland/San Jose). Not sure (...) (25 years ago, 13-Mar-00, to lugnet.general)
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