Real Estate Begging for Some Love

Magnolia has its requisite coffee shops (Starbucks, Tully’s, Caffè Appassionato), the ubiquitous Bartell’s Drug Store (I love Bartells, BTW), and a smattering of other, useful businesses. Next to Ace Hardware on 32nd Ave W. is a set of three storefronts that have been abandoned for some time. One was the site of the old Village Pub, one is filled with crap (I spied a snare drum, shoes, and textbooks scattered among random piles of junk), and one is inhabited by a securities firm. The securities firm looks like it was burglarized and then abandoned – chairs overturned, papers on the floor, old coffee cups and a calendar from 1999. – but the folks in the nabe say it’s always like that. Maybe it’s a securities firm run by frat guys.

Anyway, the point is: What a waste! This precious real estate goes unused and is said to be owned by someone who refuses to rent to anyone, so it remains a chasm begging to be filled with … something. The guys in Ace Hardware answer questions everyday from customers and other biz owners as to who/what/why this is what it is.

Rumors abound about future development, but for now, it just needs some love, man!