WSU's Marwil Bookstore to Close

**Hypestyles** · October-30-13, 11:34 AM

So what happened? was it simply competition from the WSU/Barnes & Noble store? College textbooks haven't gotten any cheaper over the years, my guess is that the B & N charges about just as much, really.

**stinkytofu** · October-30-13, 11:39 AM

Originally Posted by Hypestyles

so what happened? was it simply competition from the WSU/Barnes & Noble store? College textbooks haven't gotten any cheaper over the years, my guess is that the B & N charges about just as much, really.

I went to MSU and would literally find the exact same textbook offered in the bookstores on campus for 10% the price online.

**Detroitnerd** · October-30-13, 12:17 PM

Originally Posted by stinkytofu

I went to MSU and would literally find the exact same textbook offered in the bookstores on campus for 10% the price online.

Now WSU's development arm can go hog wild with that block. Marwil and Potato Place were the last holdouts. Now we'll see that they never really cared about "green space." haha

**motz** · October-30-13, 12:22 PM

Originally Posted by Detroitnerd

Now WSU's development arm can go hog wild with that block. Marwil and Potato Place were the last holdouts. Now we'll see that they never really cared about "green space." haha

I am kind of interested to see what they will do if that is the case. I still want to eat at Potato Place though.

**DetroitPlanner** · October-30-13, 03:36 PM

Originally Posted by Detroitnerd

Now WSU's development arm can go hog wild with that block. Marwil and Potato Place were the last holdouts. Now we'll see that they never really cared about "green space." haha

One persons green space is another persons development opportunity.

**Detroitnerd** · October-31-13, 08:55 AM

Originally Posted by DetroitPlanner

One persons green space is another persons development opportunity.

You miss the point, which is that one institution's purported green space is that same institution's later development opportunity. I'm making fun of WSU's development arm for facetiously arguing in favor of "green space" on a block because they're intent on demolishing everything that's there and then building something, not because they want "green space" there at all.

**DetroitPlanner** · October-31-13, 09:12 AM

Originally Posted by Detroitnerd

You miss the point, which is that one institution's purported green space is that same institution's later development opportunity. I'm making fun of WSU's development arm for facetiously arguing in favor of "green space" on a block because they're intent on demolishing everything that's there and then building something, not because they want "green space" there at all.

You missed my sarcasm! They have had a hotel or some other quasi public space planned for that area for a very long time. Things only stay green space until people can find a market for it.

**Detroitnerd** · October-31-13, 09:42 AM

Originally Posted by DetroitPlanner

You missed my sarcasm! They have had a hotel or some other quasi public space planned for that area for a very long time. Things only stay green space until people can find a market for it.

When you tell people that you value the green space, all while keeping ambitious development plans at the ready, you are kind of a liar, at least a hypocrite, and certainly are giving people reason to guess that you may be completely full of shit about anything in the future.

That you have no problem with that doesn't surprise me much.