Camelot Demo

[Who Cares]

I doubt they would put a truckstop there, since they have them on i-44 in east and west tulsa.
Why do we need another vistitor's center, maybe we could use that money to fix the highway.

[Townsend]

To Runslikeadeere,

Chester?  Is that you?

[cannon_fodder]

http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?articleID=070619_1_A1_ERWor01160

KRMG interviewed the same person and mirrored this article.  Basically, what John Deere Green said.

[T-Town Now]

Oh, goodie. Just what Tulsa needs! ANOTHER QuikTrip! I guess another one somewhere will close and get boarded up. That always adds so much to the neighborhood, especially since we still have quite a few old Git-N-Gos still sitting empty and rotting.

Why did I hope that something attractive and unique might go in that spot?

Yep, this is the best we could possibly hope for I guess. [V]

[Wrinkle]

QT is a first class operation. They do it right. Say what you will, whatever they do there will be a major improvement for that area, which has been in decline since the 70's, when it was mostly new.

[Conan71]

Old Quik Trips actually wind up being viable space for other locally-owned businesses.

I'd take a temprarily empty QT at 45th & Peoria over the blight which is the Camelot any day.  Based on other re-development at 45th, I'd say (if that store will actually close) it won't sit empty for very long.

[citizen72]

quote:Originally posted by Wrinkle

QT is a first class operation. They do it right. Say what you will, whatever they do there will be a major improvement for that area, which has been in decline since the 70's, when it was mostly new.

My firm has had personal involvement with QT in building design development and I can affirm that they are indeed a first class organization. Even though they are building these stores for themselves there is no laxness in their standards which are very very high. They are indeed a quality corporation.

[MichaelC]

More at Tulsa World

quote:QuikTrip has a contract to purchase the Camelot Hotel site to build what could be the company's 500th store in honor of its 50th anniversary in 2008, officials said Monday.

The purchase price will not be disclosed until after the closing, which is expected to happen this week, company spokesman Mike Thornbrugh said.

[T-Town Now]

quote:Originally posted by Conan71

Old Quik Trips actually wind up being viable space for other locally-owned businesses.

I'd take a temprarily empty QT at 45th & Peoria over the blight which is the Camelot any day.  Based on other re-development at 45th, I'd say (if that store will actually close) it won't sit empty for very long.

I can think of several "viable" spaces that have been sitting vacant for years now. They are a blight, with weeds growing up in the cracks of the pavement.

I saw a news report that stated since the opening of the 300th store in Sand Springs, Okla. in 1992, 260 new stores have opened and 160 have closed.

Perhaps the story is incorrect, but that sure seems like a lot of stores to be closing.

[Townsend]

The 15th and Main location kills me.  It's been a viable location for many years.

[BKDotCom]

quote:Originally posted by T-Town Now
Perhaps the story is incorrect, but that sure seems like a lot of stores to be closing.

They're usually across the street from a newer and bigger QT.

[sgrizzle]

quote:Originally posted by Townsend

The 15th and Main location kills me.  It's been a viable location for many years.

Isn't that a bill and ruths?

[brunoflipper]

quote:Originally posted by Townsend

The 15th and Main location kills me.  It's been a viable location for many years.

way too close to the one on denver...

[BKDotCom]

quote:Originally posted by brunoflipper

quote:Originally posted by Townsend

The 15th and Main location kills me.  It's been a viable location for many years.

way too close to the one on denver...

We're talking "viable as something other than a QT."   Many non-QT things can be near a QT.  []

[bigdtottown]

Tulsa is lucky to have QuikTrips, they are by far the nicest convenience stores around.  We only have one that I know of even sort of close to where I live and I make a point to drive there and buy gas.  Also, for the location, it makes perfect sense.  It's not like someone could put a nice sidewalk cafe there and expect to do record business.