tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835710.post116541068590414811..comments2024-02-14T06:26:09.116-05:00Comments on Frozen Tropics: WP: Plans Advance for Florida MarketUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835710.post-1165454315438537612006-12-06T20:18:00.000-05:002006-12-06T20:18:00.000-05:00If the Florida Market goes, I will miss it. I firs...If the Florida Market goes, I will miss it. I first ventured beyond A. Litteri's after reading posts by you and Richard Layman. The Florida Market is one of DC's (unpolished) gems.<BR/><BR/>Since moving to Montreal from DC this fall, I have been enjoying the Jean Talon market up here. See <A HREF="http://www.montrealfood.com/jtalon.html" REL="nofollow">here</A> for a nice overview.<BR/><BR/>Jean Talon is a huge market that combines open air farmer stalls, specialty shops, and small deli/restaurants. It's surrounded by modest rowhouse neighborhoods much like Near Northeast. The market was redone in 2004 to add the specialty shops (including one that focuses on local Quebec products) and 360 underground parking spaces. Unless you really plan to load up, you can use the nearby metro station. The prices on produce and meat are better than in the supermarket, as is the selection. Who needs Whole Foods/Trader Joe's?<BR/><BR/>If "New Town" comes, it should be a priority to retain a large market area, maybe on the model of something like Jean Talon. It would be short-sighted of the city to convert the market to a generic retail/residential project that could be anywhere.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835710.post-1165435893767507582006-12-06T15:11:00.000-05:002006-12-06T15:11:00.000-05:00There has got to be a happy medium for 'revitaliza...There has got to be a happy medium for 'revitalization' of the area. As a close neighbor I want to see the related nuisances die down- but there is a reason I don't live in the suburbs. I don't want the suburbs come to me in the name of beautification. The name New Town itself is practically enough for me to say no to the proposal off the bat to say nothing of what I think of Mr. Choi's aesthetic based on his current building at the market area. <BR/><BR/>DC has an opportunity to do something great with the area- which will hopefully mean a mix of the market and new retail and residential living. Instead I'm worried they will pull another landgrab which will result in development that will age poorly and leave a lot of people feeling really pissed off.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com