Comments on: Galleria Mall construction 8.06.08

By: Hot Buffalo » Blog Archive » …for those who love the City - #10

Hot Buffalo » Blog Archive » …for those who love the City - #10 — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 12:14:24 +0000

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By: Joshua

Joshua — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:55:24 +0000

It’s too bad these stores couldn’t be in the City; I may shop at them more often.

By: Andrew Kulyk

Andrew Kulyk — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:45:57 +0000

Well snicker and laugh all you want… but before makiing final judgments on the new look Galleria, go check it out for yourself. As for what defines shopping and retailing in WNY, if it’s not Cheektowaga and the Walden Galleria, then exactly what does?

If I had my way, this would all be happening downtown… it should be happening downtown. I wish downtown would grab a hold of its past glory. But that ain’t happenin and that’s a real shame.

Cheers

By: STEEL

STEEL — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 03:23:16 +0000

I find it interesting how suburban people believe that the ghetto is someone else’s responsibility, as if they have a moral superiority to people that live in the city because that is were the ghetto has been mostly confined to. “I have a deal for you Buffalo – You keep all the poor people and we will take all the rich people and all the retail.”

By: WIGS

WIGS — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 02:32:46 +0000

“epicenter of shopping and entertainment”
“cutting edge retail”

Wow those are some nice superlatives.
too bad the Galleria is 10 years late to the concept of “lifestyle center” (that name makes me cringe)
These are just higher end suburban chain stores and restaurants on a fake street/expanded wing of the largest mall in WNY surrounded by acres of parking.
let’s not kid ourselves.

By: sbrof

sbrof — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 17:50:23 +0000

Epicenter… made my day, thanks.

As Steel said, that ghetto everyone ran away from doesn’t stop at political borders. Both Tonawanda and Cheektowaga lost population in the last Census.. I do wonder how well they will fair in 2010.

The problem isn’t where the ghetto is or isn’t it is about a society that would rather run away from problems then actually try to solve them.

By: STEEL

STEEL — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 20:45:57 +0000

Perfect, I am sure the Talking Heads have a similar song in their portfolio as well

By: Lucas

Lucas — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 17:42:02 +0000

“Hey Lady!
What Lady?! That Lady?!
No!!
Private property – hippie be quiet
Your peace sign t-shirt
could cause a riot.
Faster pussy cat – thrill thrill
I’m at the mall on a giant pill”

from Funplex by the B-52s.

By: STEEL

STEEL — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:35:05 +0000

Sounds like Cheektowaga may have a claim to epicenter of the world since its has stepped up to the plate. Only problem is that the ghetto Andrew is talking about is fast moving into Cheektowaga.

By: fts

fts — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:44:05 +0000

AK,
WTF kind of ‘epicenter’ of entertainment is Cheektowaga. If putting lipstick on a corporate pig makes you happy then good for you, but Christ, man, get real.