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Promenade at Granite Run
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Stores are now opening among continuing construction at the Promenade at Granite Run. The still-pulsing dinosaurs of Boscov's and Sears have been incorporated into this new village-like maze of a strip mall, with a fancy name (Promenade). With such longtime memories of what dwelt in this spot as I grew up, it was surreal to drive a road through the space where Bain's Deli and AE used to sit, then progress down the hill to the former Deb store area, which is now a Michaels. I felt the ghosts of Fluff'n'Stuff and 5-7-9 haunting the new parking lot, and the new TJ Maxx. I think shoplifters were already in effect, because the cops were called to TJ's while I went into Michaels nextdoor. Ah, Granite Run, some things never change. This "improvement" trend away from the enclosed mall, into the glorified strip mall is, what? A reaction to online competitors? Or just a sign of our belt-tightening times? It does serve purposes, though. The new format is preventing psychopaths from easy access to mass shootings, and is allowing retailers to pay rent for individual retail spaces, without having to heat people in connecting corridors, nor house the kiosk-dwellers, nor host Santa and talent searches at the mall center. Loitering is clearly discouraged as our shopping centers turn away from the destination trend. The Promenade at Granite Run is a place to get things done, and go home, not a place to spend the day, or evening, as it was back when (and as remaining malls around here still seem to be). As for the owners of this property, they now just have to remove snow, change a couple light bulbs, and pay for low-maintenance landscaping. No more headaches over janitors, public restrooms, or trash cans with ashtrays on top. Granite Run has entered the 21st C., baby. While the whole place is open for parking/walking around, there is still construction, and empty retail spaces, some claimed by signage, some not. For example, Long & Foster real estate has a large space coming soon, as does Modell's, so it's an odd mix of business-as-usual and business-to-come. It does not appear that there is a big push happening to have all these places open before the holidays, but you never know. I do not think the layout is as efficient as it could have been, and I foresee a lot of hassle navigating in and out of this place. Before, you had to enter the general mall parking lot from one approach or another, but then you could pretty much just park and go in. Now, you still enter the property, as before, but additionally, you have all these access roads and individual parking areas, walkways, etc. The access roads are not passable lanes, so you're just stuck if there is drama and chaos as we all know Delco to be good at. I don't think I'll want to shop here much with this parking situ. Thankfully, most of these stores have locations closer to me, so I won't need to rely on dealing with it. If you are an old townie like me, I do recommend at least stopping by to walk the property (sidewalks) to take in the transformation. I always had a bit of disgust for the old mall, and now that it's been upcycled, there's a little nostalgia pushing through.

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So far not impressed. They've done nothing worthwhile with the property. They haven't brought in any good businesses.

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