Eric Dampier planning to rebuild a shopping center in Jackson off Terry Road
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I remember going to old Jackson Square some back in the 70s when we were visiting my grandmother.
It started to decline in the early 80s. I don’t remember going there much after Metrocenter opened.
It started to decline in the early 80s. I don’t remember going there much after Metrocenter opened.
I applaud his efforts but it will be like all the other pie in the sky developments in Jackson, it either won't actually happen or before it is completed there will be allegations of impropriety. Book it......
I applaud his efforts but not sure it's going to work. I remember going to that shopping center growing up. They had a department store called Zayre as the anchor store. MHP had a driver's license testing center. I took my test and driving test there. I believe Radio Shack had a store there at one time too.
Dang, I hope Eric is not getting taken for a ride here. He’s too great of a guy to get screwed over.
They’ve been talking about this shlt for 6 months. Will never happen. Idiotic investment, in that location.
Tandy had a leather store there.
I watched my first Bond film in a theater, on the south side of the parking lot, Octopussy.
I hope Dampier doesn't have much of his personal money at stake in this. That thing would be shut down within a year if it ever gets built.
Anybody old enough to remember Candlestick Park off Oak Forest Dr? How’s it doing? My aunt backed into a pole in my mother’s car there in about 1972.
I took mine there, too. Also went to church in the old theater across the street and went to some night club in the same complex a few times.
Post office
Police precinct and maybe a daycare
Went by it the other day
This is in reference to candlestick park went by there not to long ago
Police precinct and maybe a daycare
Went by it the other day
This is in reference to candlestick park went by there not to long ago
A sports only venue might do pretty good there. Not much that can be stolen or robbed. Not sure how many people would go.there for an arena football game tho. Sketchy area to visit for a raggedy arena football game. Certainly would be skeptical about any businesses coming in and setting up operation. And those that did surely won't stay too long unless they find a way to pice the area 24/7. JPD won't effectively do the job and anyone actually putting in proper effort would no doubt find themselves in a racism/police brutality lawsuit real soon. Jackson can barely keep a nightclub open due to parking lot violence.
Speaking of Jackson, whatever became of Smith park? Used to be a viable go-to back in the 80s. Is it still there?
It has to start downtown. Can’t be spread out all over. That’s where MS people get it wrong.
I like your thinking and your attitude but I’m disagreeing: It has to start with the people.
Chokwe the Elder impressed me initially with his pragmatism.
But Antar ain’t his Daddy.
#yeahyeahsemantics
#butthepeoplehavetodecidefirst
Well they ain’t anywhere close to ‘wanting’ to improve. Neither are the surrounding suburbanites. That’s why I say a higher power must intervene. This can be an idealist or God himself. Neither are likely.
Took my driver's test there, hit a squirrel during the test. Sure thought I was gonna fail.
Yall bringing up old memories. Dad did a lot of leather work when I was a kid so we went to Tandy Leather a good bit and Mom collected S&H Greenstamps from the Sunflower grocery store. There was an S&H greenstamp store to cash in your stamps for items. I took my driving test there as well. If I remember correctly, I drove through the parking lot, out to the frontage road, took a right and then another right back into the lot and parked.
The Zayre was the bomb back in the day
Y’all had it easy. I had to parallel park my mom’s Chevrolet Caprice Estate station wagon. Got it on the first try though. I hated that car. I really believe my folks bought cars just to embarrass their kids. We had some doozies growing up. Pinto, Tempo….yes my folks really had some fine taste in automobiles.
Ridgeland or Gluckstadt. Not in my back yard, but close enough I can get to it easily when I want.
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