The drawing of "downtown" 29 palms looks like the same stuff I recall in college art class back in the 1960's. The only alure was.....this was where I went to buy something. Now the something is greatly delivered by vehicles. Total artificial. The carefully selected palms species and their spacing along the asphalt strip. How captivating. Indeed! I wanna buy something there. Yes sir.
Recalling the 29 Palms I first experienced in the early 90's when I moved out here, I'm inclined to think the place has been a mix of decline and influx of boringly predictable chain business; fast food and several auto parts dealers.
I don't have a solution when the buying public will drive to Home Depot to buy a few boards and negatively note while doing so the cost of using what allows them to do this; $4+ per gallon gasoline.
The fantasy downtown 29 Palms in the article is doomed.
First off, thanks for your support! The image is you refer to is from the Downtown Specific Plan -- not a fantasy perpetuated by the Desert Trumpet. Aspirational plan drawings are just that - aspirational.
I'm bored by chain businesses too, but you need only go a bit further east to see new restaurants and small businesses that are not chains. And personally, I do my "Home Depot" shopping at Desert Ace Hardware.
The drawing of "downtown" 29 palms looks like the same stuff I recall in college art class back in the 1960's. The only alure was.....this was where I went to buy something. Now the something is greatly delivered by vehicles. Total artificial. The carefully selected palms species and their spacing along the asphalt strip. How captivating. Indeed! I wanna buy something there. Yes sir.
Recalling the 29 Palms I first experienced in the early 90's when I moved out here, I'm inclined to think the place has been a mix of decline and influx of boringly predictable chain business; fast food and several auto parts dealers.
I don't have a solution when the buying public will drive to Home Depot to buy a few boards and negatively note while doing so the cost of using what allows them to do this; $4+ per gallon gasoline.
The fantasy downtown 29 Palms in the article is doomed.
First off, thanks for your support! The image is you refer to is from the Downtown Specific Plan -- not a fantasy perpetuated by the Desert Trumpet. Aspirational plan drawings are just that - aspirational.
I'm bored by chain businesses too, but you need only go a bit further east to see new restaurants and small businesses that are not chains. And personally, I do my "Home Depot" shopping at Desert Ace Hardware.