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Posted by RonInBayside on Mon May 14 08:12:50 2007, in response to Re: May 11, 1975. . .Try a new a new theory, posted by BMTLines on Sun May 13 23:23:48 2007. "I don't think it would have mattered - they lost the walk-in traffic generated by the El -"When the El closed, that's true. Again, not sure what Macy's was thinking. "when the subway moved to Archer Ave people got on their buses there to continue their rides home and did not go out of their way to visit the stores." False. Macy's had already closed by then. The loss if shoppers was due to no subway at all (the subway ended at 121 st). Archer Av stations brought the shoppers back. They are not out of the way at all for stores on parallel blocks of Jamaica Avenue, as even casual observation will tell you. There is no station at Archer/Merrick (equivalent of 168/Jamaica), and I agree there was some impact there, as it shifted the center of the CBD slightly west. The TA rerouted buses to a new set of shelters along Jamaica Center's footprint but they are not taking shoppers away from stores. Just the opposite - the stores are benefitting from the transit system's bringing them in from all directions. |
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