What Do We Call Greektown Now?

[MidTownMs]

Trapper's Alley should had been moved to another empty building in Greektown instead of closing. That is what had made Greektown a destination place. Leave the Greektown name. I hope that an elected official don't sell out the rest of it to corporations.

Trappers Alley was a mistake. That's why it failed. It had very little to do with Greektown except for the location.

[Meddle]

Trappers Alley was a mistake. That's why it failed. It had very little to do with Greektown except for the location.

When TA first opened, you couldn't hardly walk through it for the crowds. There were so many people on Monroe Street, they'd block it off to cars for a few hours on some evenings. It was wall-to-wall. No trouble, everybody having a great time. People would spend entire evenings there shopping, eating, drinking. It was couples for the most part, but some families too, younger and older. People went there for parties for all kinds, from HS graduations to 50th anniversaries.

I don't remember all the stores in TA at first, but nearly every space was occupied. They'd even rent out floor space in the main halls for booths.

I don't really know when it started to decline.

[401don]

When TA first opened, you couldn't hardly walk through it for the crowds. There were so many people on Monroe Street, they'd block it off to cars for a few hours on some evenings. It was wall-to-wall. No trouble, everybody having a great time. People would spend entire evenings there shopping, eating, drinking. It was couples for the most part, but some families too, younger and older. People went there for parties for all kinds, from HS graduations to 50th anniversaries.

I don't remember all the stores in TA at first, but nearly every space was occupied. They'd even rent out floor space in the main halls for booths.

I don't really know when it started to decline.

Festival Marketplaces as they were known never lasted in most cities. They need to be in a tourist area such as Baltimore's Inner Harbor. Once the locals get bored with them their time is up.

[MidTownMs]

Festival Marketplaces as they were known never lasted in most cities. They need to be in a tourist area such as Baltimore's Inner Harbor. Once the locals get bored with them their time is up.

That's exactly what happened...the locals got bored and now no one can even name a store or restaurant that was there.

[downtownguy]

That's exactly what happened...the locals got bored and now no one can even name a store or restaurant that was there.

Harmonie House, that fudge place on the first floor where the kids put on a show while they made it, my all time favorite The Blue Nile Ethiopian Restaurant was at the east end above Pegasus before they moved to the classier Traugott Schmidt offices at the west end. There was also a book store and the 4th and 5th levels had a food court with a sushi joint and an Indian place.

[DetroitPlanner]

Trappers Alley was a mistake. That's why it failed. It had very little to do with Greektown except for the location.

There are more failed Festival Marketplaces in Downtowns than successful ones. In a short radius alone there are closed ones in Downtown Flint, Toledo, Battle Creek, Sarnia......