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Timid_Teacher t1_iw57dyu wrote

Reply to comment by Expendable_Red_Shirt in Why can’t any restaurants survive here by aphid123

I'm kind of disappointed with the things that have gone in on the Avenue lately. I live in Hampden and I am not interested in any of the new places. Ever since Trohv went out several years ago, it seems like the Avenue is not as much of a hot spot as it used to be.

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daxophoneme t1_iw5ocoi wrote

David's furniture store leaving was the sign of the end times for me

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Timid_Teacher t1_iw6zacw wrote

That was before my time. I've lived here for 7+ years and the Avenue has slowly gone downhill during that time.

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YoYoMoMa t1_iwdhjdw wrote

This is what everyone says about every time period of the avenue though. People just fall in love with what they first knew.

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Timid_Teacher t1_iwefawe wrote

I guess that's true, but I know Trohv leaving The Avenue was a huge travesty.

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DfcukinLite t1_iw5g7yx wrote

There’s so many cool boutiques and shops on the avenue still I was just bopping around them with a friend that lives there couple weeks ago when it was a beauty day. Lots of people out.

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brocialism t1_iw71nlb wrote

Spring Cafe, Tia's (the water ice place), and Jerk Taco were great additions IMO

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Timid_Teacher t1_iw9fp46 wrote

Spring Cafe looks cool, but I always worry that it's going to go under because I never see anyone there. The new hot dog place looks like it won't last. Then there's a bunch of empty storefronts because of Waffie, the Middle Eastern place that looks like it might finally open soon, the Urban Oyster sign that's been sitting there for almost a year, etc. Also, that Bar Fusion that used to be Bella Italia is a pain in the butt. They blast music halfway down the street and it's obnoxious.

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