News Bannister Mall closing for Good at end of may - Page 3

'Hamas' Jenkins · 05-10-2007, 11:43 PM

Metro North is next.

**KcMizzou** · 05-11-2007, 12:02 AM

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Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

Metro North is next.

Yeah, been dead for years.

That's the mall I always went to as a kid.

Valiant · 05-11-2007, 02:27 AM

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Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

Metro North is next.

Already been planing its destruction.. They are suppose to turn it in to Zona Rosa type shopping district.. The plans are to add condo's, a theatre in the park in there also...

I think there are around 20+ stores left in there besides the anchor stores...

'Hamas' Jenkins · 05-11-2007, 02:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Valiant

Already been planing its destruction.. They are suppose to turn it in to Zona Rosa type shopping district.. The plans are to add condo's, a theatre in the park in there also...

I think there are around 20+ stores left in there besides the anchor stores...

Seems like an odd choice given the proximity of ZR, which is about 7 minutes down Barry/152.

From Jan-Aug of '05 I lived in The Ethans with my sig-other. MN was but a long par 5 away, and I still almost never went there. I really liked living in that part of the Northland, though.

**BigMeatballDave** · 05-11-2007, 12:10 AM

I bought my 1st Nikes there in 1983.

**007** · 05-11-2007, 12:14 AM

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I bought my 1st Nikes there in 1983.

Bought my first pair of Seringetti sunglasses there in 87. Damn things lasted me 12 years.

**Baby Lee** · 05-11-2007, 08:30 AM

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Bought my first pair of Seringetti sunglasses there in 87. Damn things lasted me 12 years.

Dayum, you'll find anything here. A Serengetti fan.
I've worn their H2Optix for 8 years, a couple years ago, my mom sat on them in the car and broke them. Found out, they've been bought by Bolle, who actually centered in Lenexa, dropped over there and they gave me a brand new replacement pair.
Great customer service.

Marlboro_Chief · 05-11-2007, 01:31 AM

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Originally Posted by BigChiefDave

I bought my 1st Nikes there in 1983.

I ****ed your sister in the handicap stall in one of the department store restrooms.

cardken · 05-11-2007, 08:33 AM

It was the place back then, One of my first jobs were at the Bannister. Worked a couple of years selling Electronics at Sears, and was an Ast Mgr at Tape World, f#@king funny cassette tapes were the format of choice back then. Also remember was the first place a saw replica jerseys and hats at Mearle Haron's Fan Fare, dropped lots of cash there over those years.

Al Bundy · 05-11-2007, 08:52 AM

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Originally Posted by cardken

It was the place back then, One of my first jobs were at the Bannister. Worked a couple of years selling Electronics at Sears, and was an Ast Mgr at Tape World, f#@king funny cassette tapes were the format of choice back then. Also remember was the first place a saw replica jerseys and hats at Mearle Haron's Fan Fare, dropped lots of cash there over those years.

I dated a girl in high school that worked at that Fan Fare.

hawkchief · 05-11-2007, 07:40 AM

Metcalf South is going to be either razed and re-developed, or retrofitted into condos, offices and retail. That place has been on life-support for 25 years, and is located in the heart of Johnson County.

Al Bundy · 05-11-2007, 07:52 AM

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Originally Posted by hawkchief

Metcalf South is going to be either razed and re-developed, or retrofitted into condos, offices and retail. That place has been on life-support for 25 years, and is located in the heart of Johnson County.

Metcalf South is weird... it's like it has been frozen in time with all of the signs of previous stores still there. It looks like it could just reopen in a weeks notice.

Calcountry · 05-11-2007, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by UCFGoldenKnight

Metcalf South is weird... it's like it has been frozen in time with all of the signs of previous stores still there. It looks like it could just reopen in a weeks notice.

This is what happens when landlords get greedy, and there isn't an endless influx of new yuppies to an area. Once it matures, the growth fades or goes in decline, which is followed by death.

Wal mart just had the worst month for same store sales in their History. Could it be that we have seen the end of their ever increasing footprint in the retailing business space?

Micjones · 05-11-2007, 07:41 AM

Fun Factory was definitely the shit...

The whole concept of malls is all but obsolete.
Benjamin Plaza has very little shopping to sustain any kind of business let alone a mall. Best Buy is gone. Circuit City is gone. Just For Feet is gone. Walmart is gone. It's insane.

Someone will buy that property up with a couple singles and turn it into something profitable in time though.

Al Bundy · 05-11-2007, 07:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Micjones

Fun Factory was definitely the shit...

The whole concept of malls is all but obsolete.
Benjamin Plaza has very little shopping to sustain any kind of business let alone a mall. Best Buy is gone. Circuit City is gone. Just For Feet is gone. Walmart is gone. It's insane.

Someone will buy that property up with a couple singles and turn it into something profitable in time though.

There is alot of money to be made over there once the city starts to drive the criminals further south and further east.

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cardken Veteran Join Date: Nov 2006 Casino cash: $10004900	It was the place back then, One of my first jobs were at the Bannister. Worked a couple of years selling Electronics at Sears, and was an Ast Mgr at Tape World, f#@king funny cassette tapes were the format of choice back then. Also remember was the first place a saw replica jerseys and hats at Mearle Haron's Fan Fare, dropped lots of cash there over those years.
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hawkchief Veteran Join Date: Oct 2005 Casino cash: $-621400	Metcalf South is going to be either razed and re-developed, or retrofitted into condos, offices and retail. That place has been on life-support for 25 years, and is located in the heart of Johnson County.
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Micjones Whose house? Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: KCMO Casino cash: $10005180	Fun Factory was definitely the shit... The whole concept of malls is all but obsolete. Benjamin Plaza has very little shopping to sustain any kind of business let alone a mall. Best Buy is gone. Circuit City is gone. Just For Feet is gone. Walmart is gone. It's insane. Someone will buy that property up with a couple singles and turn it into something profitable in time though.
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