Campustown Redevelopment
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Lived on the third floor, left corner of this pic for a year. Craphole apartment but social access and Jeff’s Pizza made up for it. Sketchy AF elevator though. Glad the building got some love, it’s always had potential.
Indoor/outdoor bar possibility with clear doors, and beer garden potential in the front and back.
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Years ago the rumor was that Kum and Go wanted that spot to build a new gas station.
The block from Welch to Stanton is still in rough shape.
CVS site - empty
Fuzzy's / Cactus 2 site - empty
Freddy's - still open!
Smokin Oak (gone) / The Collective (gone) - now a coffee shop (Campus Brew)
High Class Glass - closed/empty
Jeff's - still open!
CVS site - empty
Fuzzy's / Cactus 2 site - empty
Freddy's - still open!
Smokin Oak (gone) / The Collective (gone) - now a coffee shop (Campus Brew)
High Class Glass - closed/empty
Jeff's - still open!
Good thing we’re bringing in more commercial space in CyTown! That’s what Ames needs - more empty storefronts!
The thing with Campustown is that I wish more student housing were built down there to have more of a built-in customer base within walking distance. CyTown will be serving a completely different demographic than students.
When did CVS close? That location seems like it could make a great bar where bands play.
Makes me wonder if they can dig the floor lower in there so it has more of a "pit" feeling.
Is parking the major issue that keeps business from being able to last on Lincoln Way in campustown? It’s hard to believe a CVS couldn’t make it. Restaurants come and go constantly, heck I even thought the kum and go convenience store was a great idea.
worked at Paddy's for a couple years in college. Having the fire dept and police presence next door was pretty handy. Both, for assisting with something already happening, or just being able to say hey, if you don't want to leave the folks next door like to help
The Ames Fire Department is looking at moving a station and adding a 4th. Find out more:
The City of Ames is hoping to build a fourth fire station and relocate its Welch Avenue station.www.amestrib.com
It was called People's! One of the best bars and the live bands were amazing!
In my day it was a place where you bought your books. And then sold them back at the end of the quarter.
Wasn't that where starbucks was? The Campus Book Store is what it was called
Yes. There was three book stores, the Campus Book Store, the one across from the Memorial Union, and the bookstore in the Union.
