I was walking on the Downtown Mall this morning, and took note of the seemingly large number of vacancies, and thought of this post by Smart Cville.
This is a great visualization of the vacancies on the Downtown Mall over the past few years. I wonder what, if any, impact Stonefield has had.
Background:
– Does Charlottesville hate chains?
– Will Stonefield hurt Barracks Road? (a post from 2011)
– 5 Ways Trader Joe’s will be good (or bad) for Charlottesville
Also, the Landmark’s presence remains … although now, it has some nice graffiti.
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