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(...) Hmm. I haven't been there in a while. That Ames was the store that got me back into LEGO back in '97 when i found a BOGO 50% off coupon in the paper. (...) I know, that's unfortunate about the city. I wanted to stay after graduating but there (...) (24 years ago, 2-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.us.pa.pit)
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(...) Yeah, pretty much. If you browse to www.postgazette.com, you can find plenty about the "Forbes & Fifth" project or whatever it is called. Mayor Murph is plannint to use eminent domain (sp?) to buy a bunch of the older, mom & pop stores and put (...) (24 years ago, 2-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.us.pa.pit)
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(...) Does this really seem like a good project to anyone? Downtown already suffers from a paucity of parking, especially in the 5th/Forbes area! What will be served by bringing in new businesses that no one will be able to access? For that matter, (...) (24 years ago, 5-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.us.pa.pit)
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(...) It's unfortunate that they are going that direction. I thought it was great when they started to renovate some of the older buildings downtown into apartments/condos. The Mom and Pop stores would have served their needs excellently. Now they (...) (24 years ago, 5-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.us.pa.pit)
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(...) I agree, Forbes & 5th isn't really a good idea. Speaking of which, I should mention that Hari Krishna in Market Square FINALLY got busted for selling paraphernalia. Well, duh. They are doing some waterfront development a little bit down the (...) (24 years ago, 6-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.us.pa.pit)
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(...) That's true--it's just a shame you have to go through Homestead to get to it! Seriously, I think that area will get a nice little boost in the coming years. (...) I wish that a Target or Wal-Mart were more accessible, though. It's a shame that (...) (24 years ago, 6-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.us.pa.pit)
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(...) Those stores are very new to the area. Did you live here before you went to PSU? If not, I guess something you may not know is that Hills (now Ames) and K-Mart were the dominant discount stores. Actually, the Target & Wal-Mart in the Robinson (...) (24 years ago, 6-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.us.pa.pit)
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(...) I'm not sure. I haven't heard much about it. I'm not sure Pittsburgh is big enough that those places would want a restaurant here, but I could be wrong. When were they considering coming here? I lived in Iowa from 9/97 'til 12/99 while I went (...) (24 years ago, 6-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.us.pa.pit)
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(...) I first heard of it just before I left, maybe summer '98. I think it's still going on, but I'm not sure of the details. I think it is supposed to be downtown somewhere near 5th. I have a friend that writes frequent letters to the editors about (...) (24 years ago, 7-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.us.pa.pit)
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