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There are plenty of corner stores in the Sac region, and they all do fairly well. I just don't see the allure of paying an extra 60 cents for a gallon of milk that is going to expire sooner than the cheaper milk at the grocery store. Nevermind the fact that the owner who rips people off, may or may not be here on a work visa. No thanks, I'll take my money else where.
No one in California wants to emulate Philly. Thanks anyways.
I personally hate that they insist on having a credit card minimum or a fee for buying under 10 bucks - isn't it illegal for the banks to charge for card use now?
Of course that doesn't stop me from going to them all the time anyways.
I'd agree with NY, Chi, Philly, SF/Boston/Baltimore/DC as the leaders (among big cities). Like I said earlier, LA has a lot too but for some reason I too think of corner stores being more East Coast. For example, if you asked me to envision a corner store/corner market I would probably think of a streetscape like Brooklyn's.
I asked my my friend (a native Chicagoan) about this the other day when I first saw this thread. I asked her if she thought Chicago was a true cornerstore city. She said that the Chi has cornerstores, but not to the extent that you see them on the East Coast because the urban environment is not as compact. Granted, she's from the South Side, but that's what most black people in Chicago know (and the West Side, I suppose). She thinks that North Side neighborhoods like Lincoln Park are most comparable to areas of DC such as Woodley Park.
But they are basically everywhere. In fact throughout the whole city corner rowhomes often have a store, business, bar, restaurant underneath and they live on top
Some more.
Vincent's @ 65th and Lansdowne in West Philly. This is good pizza.
My idea of corner store Meccas are cities in which thery serve mostly as store fronts with residential property above. This type of mix use property is prevelant in the northeast and Chicago. Yes, I visit SF regularly but it doesn't exist like it does in those cities. That's just the way that they are set up.
ALOT of cities have places that function like that. Even Miami has alot of those places with residential units at the top.
I agree with you. The NE corridor and obviously, Chicago, SF and LA function like that over larger areas. imho
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Originally Posted by polo89
ALOT of cities have places that function like that. Even Miami has alot of those places with residential units at the top.
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