For sale

Former home of Tricycle Gardens. Hoping for something *at least* as beautiful and good-for-the-hood as they were. This “Landlord” is not known to be easy to deal with &/or realistic in his Rent/Sale pricing (among other things).

@ #3 laura

Yes indeedy, that $$$ale price is what I meant by “…not known to be easy to deal with &/or realistic in his Rent/Sale pricing.”

While this may not be the appropriate thread to ask, it is nearby…does anyone know what is happening with the condemned convenience store at 24th and Jefferson? Seems to be a bunch of construction work going on there.

The former tenants/business owners are suing to be put back in the building. The owner, Judge Barbara Gaden’s husband and family, are doing just the work necessary to stabilize the structure. The way they’ve let the building deteriorate coupled with the predatory businesses they rent to is morally reprehensible.

@ #11 Eric

No offense, but not a fan of that idea. Before Tricycle, this lot sat empty for *quite some time*. Likely this was due to what was being asked for rent &/or purchase. It will likely be lifeless again for a while, or until someone drills for the oil the owner must believe it’s sitting on…

I was going by the fact that Church Hill once had many neighborhood gas stations along the main routes like Marshall, Jefferson, etc… which are now gone. Do you know that there was one behind the Church Hill Animal Hospital building and one at Pritchard Brothers at one time? I am not talking about a WaWa – Fast Mart type but a good old fashioned gas station with a mechanic on duty. They won’t be able to do major work as automobiles have drastically changed since that era but can do things like tires, oil changes, mufflers, etc… and give those big name shops a run for their money and have a friendly face in the neighborhood to to spend your money with.

I hope its built over. It always seemed redundant to me to have a small green space directly next to a large park. It would be nice to have something sharp and vertical on that corner. At the very least, a store front.

@17…Be prepared to see nothing happen here for quite some time. It might be a while before reality set in and it sells for $130K

@16 and @20… I was only thinking and doing some reminiscing I guess about the good old days. 🙂 It was common as late as the 1970s to have gas stations a block or two apart from one another and Church Hill was no different. As I had mentioned, current automotive technology would not allow a full service station today anyway unless it is an upscale shop able to afford electronics and technicians who knows how to use it. Yes Duke’s is around the corner but I do think they need a facelift to make it more inviting and noticeable that they are even open for business. To tell you the truth, I had thought they went out of business years ago – never seeing activity or people around and no cars out front like let’s say Lotsey & Hardy on the corner of Government and Williamsburg has (we have used for service) or a Pep Boys on Nine Mile. Just thought we could use something more along the lines of a “full service” gas station. Heck, when is the last time you have filled up at a station that offers an attendant to fill your car for you (even for handicap drivers)?