Cherry Street Ridge - 15th and Troost

[waterboy]

No, not really.  Someone thought their boss would think it was a good idea.  Their boss thought that guy knew more than he did, or that everyone else was doing it, or whatever and stamped it on. 

Boss could be the director, a development head, a counselor or a mayor.  Someone probably thought someone else would think it was a good idea.  But the Emperor had no clothes.  No way someone thought requiring Staples at 27th and Harvard to bulldoze a house to a lot behind their building was a good idea.  I've never seen s single car there.  No one is that stupid.

You're probably right about most of that, but the Staples has the same problem the Office Depot at 15th & Lewis has. They have to have room for large container trucks bringing product in every day. Those backdoor lots are actually for the trucks to unload and turn around in. I agree, thats a terrible waste of space but thats the reason anyway.

I think the Cherry Street Ridge fits in just fine. 

[cannon_fodder]

Staples on Harvard has a side loading dock. As seen here:
http://maps.google.com/maps?source=ig&hl=en&q=27th+St.+and+Harvard,+Tulsa&ie=UTF8&split=0&gl=us&ei=cFz4SZ76IqLQMsLw1ccP&ll=36.12427,-95.940235&spn=0.011751,0.019312&z=16&layer=c&cbll=36.124185,-95.940243&panoid=2yFFqpjrUgRdrnMPles0oQ&cbp=12,94.59685688266387,,1,0.5499999999999988

There is literally nothing in the back but a dumpster.  (google maps fails me, they didn't do 27th Place).  But I take your point on many properties.  But that might be a case of "we have to have the space anyway, may as well make easy loading for the trucks."

[orion]

Glad to see new development..however the unfortunate  part about it is that chains are going in and the small mom and pop's  are not..Cherry St has a  great funkiness to it - however it will not be an organic feeling with these chains..think of Cherokee St in St Louis..glad to see new business supporting the area but at what cost..turn into a mini 41st or 71st..what with Qdoba, Panera, Subway etc just wondering when the cool Tulsa places will get shoved out i.e Jazzmos and Palace.

[Breadburner]

Jazzmo's sucks....

[orion]

Jeez louise..no need to be a child