Tuesday, August 18, 2009

8300 block of King Drive

NOTE: This property is actually owned by the Park Manor Christian Church and JP Paulus reports that at a community meeting in January they had presented their plans for the property.

Worlee's comment in the post about Karriem Beyah who owns Farmer's Best Market on 47th Street in the Back of the Yard neighborhood gives me the reason to post these pictures of that lot and my thoughts. Of course since in the article I blogged about his store is currently struggling it might be difficult for him to consider building a store on this currently vacant lot on the 8300 block of King Drive.

There was once a building here. In my lifetime, it was both a state police building and a church. Before my time, however, it was once a Jewel's. The building itself was said to have burned down a few years ago. Apparently the church either couldn't or aren't able to return and rebuild. This could be an opportunity for any potential commercial builder. Especially if this was to only bring another grocery store to our area. Whether black-owned or another chain, although surely black-owned would be preferred.

There is a cross here on some grassy pasture. I can't imagine that this grass was always here. The building that was once here had to have started at the parking lot.

Most likely this was the interior of the building. A lot of concrete waiting for something to be built on top of it!

Had to get a better shot of the concrete or perhaps more accurately hints of the foundation of this old building.

Well whatever happened to this building they couldn't get the tiles off the concrete.

These last two pics are of the parking lot. On the north end you see in the distance closer to 83rd Street is a laundromat currently. If anyone was able to make a move to this part of Chatham parking will not likely be an issue. Hopefully developing this lot will be considered something worthwhile.

What say you?

1 comment:

  1. Well let me clarify my comment. Karriem was looking to move his store to Hyde Park and that is when I spoke to several people about soliciting him to Chatham. Yes to 83rd and King but where the Fresh Mart is located.

    As far as a grocery store in Chatham, Supervalu has shown interest in bringing a Save A Lot to our community but the Church is not interested in selling.

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