Small Plates Files Chapter 11

**bailey** · June-29-11, 08:17 AM

Originally Posted by Detroitnerd

Ugh. Sigh. I would be SO sorry to see them go. Broadway just WOULDN'T be as lively without them.*rolls eyes*

Well, hey, pretty soon it'll be another empty storefront..rotting and empty...so there's that.

**BrushStart** · June-29-11, 08:25 AM

Originally Posted by DetroitPole

Downtown is becoming increasingly desolate. I can't remember when it has been this bad. I mean, we got that bail bondsman...

Downtown does not seem desolate to me. It seems less desolate today than it was a few years ago, IMO.

**BrushStart** · June-29-11, 08:26 AM

Originally Posted by bailey

Well, hey, pretty soon it'll be another empty storefront..rotting and empty...so there's that.

You can make money with that location. If it's not Small Plates, it will become something else.

**Detroitnerd** · June-29-11, 12:12 PM

I think maybe some people feel downtown is desolate, but there are always businesses opening and closing. It's just that there is no center even in our downtown, except maybe small strips like Greektown, or the Cliff Bell's-Park axis. We just cannot seem to get that critical mass in strategic areas. Oh, well. I don't mind doing it old-fashioned style, hunting and pecking for the great little spots. It would do a great deal for perception, however, to have something like a dining district...