The Deets

Weird. They have a Blogspot blog that I can’t seem to subscribe to.

The Turtle Bread complex (inclduing the ice cream shoppe and Punch style pizza place) and Parkway Hardware on 48th and Chicago comes to mind.

That was a funny intersection until Turtle Bread Inc. and Parkway Hardware took over. The art house movie theater, independently owned gift shop and coffee shop gave that intersection the elitist vibe. But there was also the Pizza Hut, nasty Country Boy grocery store, and even that gun shop with a smiley face on the building.

Even the liquor store, Ken and Norms, has a funny mix of the Haskell’s type wine and cheese crowd, and people like me who just wanted a 12 pack of Grain Belt. There was some sort of a gym there, on the NW corner, too, which I know too little about to have an informed opinion.

But then Turtle Bread came in and took over the NW corner the gentrification process was completed, although Pizza Hut, a cheap Chinese food place and Adrian’s live on.

Aaron, it looks like they knocked out the RSS info from their header when they designed their template. Blog blog posts can be found by adding
/feeds/posts/default

or for RSS

/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss

http://frattallones.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default

Mike, good call on 48th & Chicago. That busines district really has been transformed.

The arrival of Buster’s on 28th is a beginning to changing the business district at 28th Ave and 42nd St. A Baker’s Wife is great and draws traffic, it’d be great if the old hardware store would be occupied.

Longfellow/South Minneapolis is affectionately referred to as SLP South by most of my friends….basically all of the thirty-something that used to look to buy in SLP are now either looking at or have bought there.

So long short….yeah here comes the middle aged white kids.

Richfield: your on notice

Thanks so much for taking the time to check us out. We are very excited to get our new Lake Street site open. We hope to be open near the end of this month- maybe a little later. We have hired some wonderful people that live in walking distance of the store so many of you may see a familar face when you stop in.

Thanks again and I hope to see you in the store soon (my wife is due at the end of Feb- right when we plan on opening the store). I’m not sure how I’m going to deal with that but you may see me there with a little baby hanging off me like a backpack.

All the best,

Mike Frattallone

/snark

well done mr. frattallone….well done!

I’ve heard some concerns raised that Frattalone’s Ace will put River Lake True Value Hardware out of business (3605 E Lake St).

Unfortunately, I haven’t had any really good experiences at River Lake True Value, so I haven’t shopped there in more than 6 months. Mostly, the customer service hasn’t been on point.

I have had many good experiences at Welna Ace on Franklin Ave. We are wondering if Seward can continue to keep Welna ACE alive if the Longfellons all head to Frattalone’s Ace.

I agree with your take on River Lake True Value, Reetsyburger. They’ve opened the door for competition.

Welna ACE now has competition from the South and East with Menard’s at University and Prior being pretty close for Longfellow and Seward residents too.

I’m hoping this helps put a scare into Falls Hardware on Minnehaha … I’ve never seen a more poorly run retail establishment. If well managed stores = gentrification then bring on the gentrification!

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