tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1214895888299648260.post574278256636903692..comments2015-10-12T01:27:33.789-05:00Comments on NoMi Passenger: Before and After: Refreshing 26th and PennNoMi Passengerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08492948134726062292noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1214895888299648260.post-52489425172242501532010-09-03T18:25:32.227-05:002010-09-03T18:25:32.227-05:00For the record...a couple years ago, I was peering...For the record...a couple years ago, I was peering into this building after looking at a house on Penn Ave. N., and some cops pulled up, and that was when the infamous "Good luck with that" conversation took place, as documented in some of the earliest posts of my blog. <br /><br />Wonderful to see the "urban utopia" progress I dreamed about in 2008 actually happening, and happening at this very spot.Johnny Northsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03694273579383113753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1214895888299648260.post-26976718226104359362010-08-29T23:54:26.199-05:002010-08-29T23:54:26.199-05:00I thought it was a dry cleaners back in the 70'...I thought it was a dry cleaners back in the 70's maybe? It definitely has possibilities -- love the garden shop idea, kinda like that one next to Cuppa Java.Glassy Girlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1214895888299648260.post-14279843610888424012010-08-27T12:28:56.642-05:002010-08-27T12:28:56.642-05:00Well from what I remember they never had cars park...Well from what I remember they never had cars parked in their lot, I don't know if it was due to the lack of or being able to get there cars in and out so quickly. It was ran by some Romanian men I think. It was well kept (parking lot was atleast) but the paint job probably didn't change for 40 years. <br /><br />I don't recall when it closed though. A bike shop would be nice too... or a retro bike shop that sells good coffeeGeneral Disarrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11307499881193804929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1214895888299648260.post-25595319435712086502010-08-27T07:19:36.678-05:002010-08-27T07:19:36.678-05:00Eyedea, tell us what it was like when it was open....Eyedea, tell us what it was like when it was open. What kind of shop? Mechanical? Deets, please!NoMi Passengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08492948134726062292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1214895888299648260.post-52247651907900642742010-08-27T03:06:27.983-05:002010-08-27T03:06:27.983-05:00I remember when that was a working shop. I agree t...I remember when that was a working shop. I agree the retro coffee shop would be wonderful.General Disarrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11307499881193804929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1214895888299648260.post-59320416187073136742010-08-25T20:55:03.981-05:002010-08-25T20:55:03.981-05:00Good Call HC, I haven't heard but I'll ask...Good Call HC, I haven't heard but I'll ask around to some that pay closer attention to the action alerts and street beat. I'll post if I find anything.NoMi Passengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08492948134726062292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1214895888299648260.post-91321424174809855822010-08-25T20:32:28.826-05:002010-08-25T20:32:28.826-05:00I called 911 on something weird going on at this p...I called 911 on something weird going on at this property last Sunday afternoon.<br /><br />A group of at least 4-5 young Asian men (late teens to mid twenties) appeared to be attempting to use a crowbar on the left-hand garage door on the Penn Avenue side. In broad daylight. There was a full size van parked to the left of the garage door, with the back doors both wide open, and something very large (a pallet?) wedged in there at a steep diagonal.<br /><br />I was just driving by and saw only a few seconds, but what little I saw was odd enough to warrant a call.<br /><br />Has anyone heard or seen anything about this since then?Homewood Confidentialhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04070401640602148726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1214895888299648260.post-202833927097864782010-08-25T19:02:29.559-05:002010-08-25T19:02:29.559-05:00GK, important people are actively trying to get so...GK, important people are actively trying to get something going here. Ever since I moved here neighborhood folks like you and me have wanted a coffee shop there. It ended up being at the vacant Burger King building just steps away, and that sadly, didn't work out. <br /><br />I always envisioned a garden store. Funky wrought iron garden junk, a few annuals, some other funky indoor/outdoor art, well-worn terra cotta pots of all shapes and sizes. Some master gardener workshops.<br /><br />And litter picker-uppers. Free litter picker-uppers for everyone.<br /><br />(That's right suckers, I want to gentrify the cr*p outta that corner! Deal with it!)NoMi Passengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08492948134726062292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1214895888299648260.post-43404005485625977002010-08-25T12:31:42.949-05:002010-08-25T12:31:42.949-05:00love this building. It is one of the reasons I mov...love this building. It is one of the reasons I moved over here. I keep waiting for something to happen there. I think it is perfect for a retro coffee shop...if only.geektopia's keepernoreply@blogger.com