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Chatting with a guy who used to run a print shop on Michigan Avenue
He was telling me how he gave up his 2,000 square foot spot in 2015 because the rent kept going up and foot traffic died. I always thought those empty storefronts were just a sign of things getting worse, but he said it was more about old leases and owners waiting for a big payday that never came. It made me look at those blocks differently, like maybe the problem isn't just people not wanting to be there. Anyone else have a story that changed how you see a certain part of town?
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milessmith6mo ago
Yeah, my own garage is basically that. Been "about to clean it out for a yard sale" for three years now. Guess I'm just a small time version of those building owners, waiting on my own big score from a pile of old junk.
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cole9946mo ago
Feel like that's a bit different though.
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bennett.mason6mo ago
That part about owners waiting for a payday. Reminds me of this old diner spot near me. Sat empty for years cause the family that owned the building kept saying they had a deal with some chain restaurant. Never happened. Just weeds now.
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