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Hillcrest car-repair shop closure signals gentrification
Park Boulevard business “has indeed been an eyesore”
Town's Auto Repair at 3752 Park Boulevard in Hillcrest has repaired its last engine, carburetor, and transmission. The business was directly across from the DECA luxury condo development, on the northwest corner of Park Boulevard and Robinson Avenue.
Luke Terpstra, chairman of Hillcrest Town Council, said, “For years [the shop] has indeed been an eyesore with no regard for cleaning up a little…. The whole section of Park is in a process of gentrification with the new restaurant Heat, and the crosswalk. So, if the new owners put in something, I hope it fits in better with the neighborhood.”
After years of car repairs on the property, it's likely that soil underneath the cracked pavement is toxic. Sonya Stauffer, executive director of Hillcrest Business Association, said that “those kind of shops usually require some major cleanup.”
Changes are slowly coming to the section of Park Boulevard that is called the Egyptian Quarter. The historic Fox Egyptian Theatre once stood where the Egyptian condos are now located; the residential structure retained the exterior of the original theater building. The Flame, a now-empty bar nearby, is listed for sale.
Future development of the site requires review and approval by the Uptown Planners Board, a city-recognized community planning advisory board for Uptown neighborhoods such as Hillcrest.
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Hillcrest car-repair shop closure signals gentrification
Park Boulevard business “has indeed been an eyesore”
Hillcrest car-repair shop closure signals gentrification
Park Boulevard business “has indeed been an eyesore”
Town's Auto Repair at 3752 Park Boulevard in Hillcrest has repaired its last engine, carburetor, and transmission. The business was directly across from the DECA luxury condo development, on the northwest corner of Park Boulevard and Robinson Avenue.
Luke Terpstra, chairman of Hillcrest Town Council, said, “For years [the shop] has indeed been an eyesore with no regard for cleaning up a little…. The whole section of Park is in a process of gentrification with the new restaurant Heat, and the crosswalk. So, if the new owners put in something, I hope it fits in better with the neighborhood.”
After years of car repairs on the property, it's likely that soil underneath the cracked pavement is toxic. Sonya Stauffer, executive director of Hillcrest Business Association, said that “those kind of shops usually require some major cleanup.”
Changes are slowly coming to the section of Park Boulevard that is called the Egyptian Quarter. The historic Fox Egyptian Theatre once stood where the Egyptian condos are now located; the residential structure retained the exterior of the original theater building. The Flame, a now-empty bar nearby, is listed for sale.
Future development of the site requires review and approval by the Uptown Planners Board, a city-recognized community planning advisory board for Uptown neighborhoods such as Hillcrest.
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