Olathe Great Center

mgsports · Post by **mgsports** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 10:49 am

http://www.kansascity.com/703/story/966242.html Will get some new Teneats by 2010 and that's good. What kind would you like to see?
Sports Authority?
Staples?
Barnes and Noble?
Moments in Sports?
MCSPORTS Outdoor Center?
Gordman's?
Food Court?

Post by **dangerboy** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 11:11 am

Lane Bryant. And definitely a Hot Topic.

Post by **chrizow** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 11:13 am

a forever 21 outlet. pretzel time.

maybe a store that sells only these:

kcmetro · Post by **kcmetro** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 11:14 am

Topsy's
Old Navy

Post by **KCMax** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 11:27 am

A place that sells zubaz. I can't find em anywhere.

Post by **DaveKCMO** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 1:03 pm

dangerboy wrote: Lane Bryant. And definitely a Hot Topic.

LOL. pretty sure they had a hot topic once before. can't we just burn this place down (pun intended)?

kcdcchef · Post by **kcdcchef** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 1:03 pm

KCMax wrote: A place that sells zubaz. I can't find em anywhere.

that picture is someone you know.

GRID · Post by **GRID** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 1:17 pm

I don't understand why they can't just do a carbon copy of the Mills Mall in St Charles County. The basic plan of the great mall is exactly the same, only not built out.

The Great Mall of the Great Plains and its bizarre interior decorating themes, half complete mall and the asinine idea that this mall and its "outlet" stores would draw from 600 miles away was simply retarded and a failure before it ever opened.

Build the entertainment part of the mall that is still grass today, add an ice rink or something, rename the mall and get rid of the oz carpet.

Like I said, it's just like successful Mills Mall only it's not finished, has lame tenants and the colors and patterns of the carpet make most people nauseous.

kcmetro · Post by **kcmetro** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 1:27 pm

GRID wrote: The Great Mall of the Great Plains and its bizarre interior decorating themes, half complete mall and the asinine idea that this mall and its "outlet" stores would draw from 600 miles away was simply retarded and a failure before it ever opened.

Did the developers really claim this?

Post by **mean** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 1:28 pm

KCMax wrote:A place that sells zubaz. I can't find em anywhere.

Factory direct to you, baby: http://www.zubaz.com/

kcdcchef · Post by **kcdcchef** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 1:30 pm

kcmetro wrote: Did the developers really claim this?

i dont know if they claimed that exactly, but they were claiming it would draw people from hundreds of miles away.

seriously, it did get basically the same amount of press and attention legends did. i kid you not.

GRID · Post by **GRID** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 1:34 pm

kcmetro wrote: Did the developers really claim this?

Yea, the mall was to be "the mall" between Minneapolis, Denver, Dallas etc.

Tour buses would come from all over etc. Even the name gives you the idea that this is not some regular mall, but something that should be compared with the mall of america.

Everybody in KC went once or twice that first year or two and most never went back. It never became a metro destination, let alone one that drew from hundreds of miles.

I think it could. There is still room for an enclosed mall like the Mills in KC. But it needs to be redone, and it needs to have some more regional draws added, like a nascar go-cart facility or community ice rink, both of which anchor the Mills mall in St Louis.

Retail in JoCo is overbuilt, but the county is still growing.

It think the Great Mall has a brighter future than Oak Park does though looking 10 years down the road.

Post by **chrizow** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 1:38 pm

i remember going to the mall when it first opened in august 1997. i was 16 years old, but instantly recognized the mall as a complete joke and never went back.

Melling · Post by **Melling** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 1:58 pm

How about transforming it into a megachurch?

unclejay · Post by **unclejay** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 3:37 pm

Melling wrote: How about transforming it into a megachurch?

Why?

Post by **KCMax** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 4:22 pm

unclejay wrote: Why?

So God will like us more.

Melling · Post by **Melling** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 4:22 pm

unclejay wrote: Why?

It seems like something that would be popular. As detailed in the book Applebee's America, megachurches and chain stores/restaurants serve as proxies for the town square in exurban America. I think a combination of the two could have potential. Perhaps it could also have some retail, such as Mardel, Hobby Lobby, Chick-fil-A and Curves.

I would never visit such a place, but I think many people would.

Post by **dangerboy** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 4:48 pm

Also, a Hobby Lobby.

grovester · Post by **grovester** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 8:40 pm

chrizow wrote: a forever 21 outlet. pretzel time.

maybe a store that sells only these:

I think his ear is infected

grovester · Post by **grovester** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 8:44 pm

Melling wrote: It seems like something that would be popular. As detailed in the book Applebee's America, megachurches and chain stores/restaurants serve as proxies for the town square in exurban America. I think a combination of the two could have potential. Perhaps it could also have some retail, such as Mardel, Hobby Lobby, Chick-fil-A and Curves.

I would never visit such a place, but I think many people would.

Mardel already combines the two!

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