Quote Originally Posted by iheartthed View Post
It would be nice if Taubman could do something like Soho NYC in that area and use the existing buildings to create a shopping district. I know that their projects would need dedicated parking, so I don't know how that would work, but I guess there are enough empty lots around there to construct several small parking structures...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Avenue_Mall

milwaukee did this in the 80's and while fantastically successful at the beginning ie local offerings...the suburban malls eventually offered all the same amenities and tons of free parking thereby killing grand ave