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While I believe that CENTRO, the local bus system, owns the building, does anyone know if there are plans for the building? I ask because an idea popped in my head after texting with someone that is at this place in Atlanta: Ponce City Market
Give the lack of use of the former Sears and Roebuck Building in Syracuse, as well as its location within an underserved and underdeveloped corridor with a lot of potential that is close to Downtown and its development, I'm thinking that why couldn't there be a similar idea for the Sears and Roebuck Building in Syracuse? https://www.google.com/maps/@43.0341...6!9m2!1b1!2i45
That location could serve as a place that offers good food options for an area that is in a "food desert", as well as serve as a business incubator and center for development for the South Side of the city. It could be similar to the World Market proposal for the North Side that the city presented for the Bloomberg Mayors Challenge in 2013 or to the West Side Bazaar on Buffalo's West Side, but serving the needs of the people presently in that area of town: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0Zm8Z8ZffA (idea starts around 49 seconds in)
This could also fulfill what this institution sets out to do, but having a place to put the ideas that come out of it to good use: South Side Innovation Center
It could also serve as a gateway from Downtown for this district further south and perhaps cause an influx of development there as well: https://sankofafestsyracuse.com/
This could be a project that would or could also fulfill what the current mayor is trying to build in terms of mixed use, mixed income communities/neighborhoods. For instance, building housing units could be a part of the project and offer options for someone that may work Downtown, on University Hill or a place like this on the corridor, which has its Main facility, just a couple of blocks north of the Sears and Roebuck Building: Home - Syracuse Community Health Center
It could also help attract other businesses to the area as well.
So, this is just an idea that came to mind for a building that could be put to good use for a part of the city that needs it. This could also be duplicated or there could be similar ideas that could be used in other cities throughout the state as well.
Some other examples of former Sears Buildings that have been reused and could serve as examples for the building on South Salina Street: Midtown Exchange in Minneapolis(appears to be very similar to the idea above for the Syracuse building): https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midtown_Exchange https://midtownglobalmarket.org
I was listening to a local show on the radio and an organization leader was talking about revitalization of corridors within the city and mentioned the building in this thread for potential light manufacturing. A local company I thought about that may be a good fit for the building is that clothing company: https://www.dreissigathletic.com
I think it would be a fitting(no pun intended) company to set up light manufacturing in that building given the ties of the CEO and the community it would serve.
This is another company I thought about for the building or one of the corridors for that area of town: Tony Baird Electronics About Us
He also has ties to the area(actually grew up in the Central Square SD)
I was listening to a local show on the radio and an organization leader was talking about revitalization of corridors within the city and mentioned the building in this thread for potential light manufacturing. A local company I thought about that may be a good fit for the building is that clothing company: https://www.dreissigathletic.com
I think it would be a fitting(no pun intended) company to set up light manufacturing in that building given the ties of the CEO and the community it would serve.
This is another company I thought about for the building or one of the corridors for that area of town: Tony Baird Electronics About Us
He also has ties to the area(actually grew up in the Central Square SD)
I think it is a company that could manufacture apparel for sports teams at different levels and could appeal to say HBCU athletic programs. Perhaps expand into sneaker and shows, given the fashion design program at nearby Cazenovia College and Syracuse University.
It could also market products using local athletes currently in pro sports.
I’m thinking of growing into a Syracuse based, Black owned version of Nike, Under Armor, etc. with a fashion/style component as well.
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I think it is a company that could manufacture apparel for sports teams at different levels and could appeal to say HBCU athletic programs. Perhaps expand into sneaker and shows, given the fashion design program at nearby Cazenovia College and Syracuse University.
It could also market products using local athletes currently in pro sports.
I’m thinking of growing into a Syracuse based, Black owned version of Nike, Under Armor, etc. with a fashion/style component as well.
I was thinking the fate of Sears buildings of this type would be an interesting study in what happened to what was the parkable edge of many downtowns in the 1920s-30s timeframe. I saw one in Hackensack NJ recently that still is a Sears, of all things.
Here are some interesting musings starting from observations of the former Sears on Monroe Ave. in Rochester (I'm old enough to remember that one still being a Sears; not old enough for the S. Salina St. store) https://naturewoman.wordpress.com/20...gs-look-alike/
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