What used to be a shopping center of mostly locally owned shops is pretty much gone. A new owner took over the place and raised the rents which forced most of the little local businesses out so instead of finding mom and pop shops, now you have all the corporate chains moving in.
Thankfully, we still have Blackhawk Hardware and Sir Edmond Halley's here but how long will they last?
Also I dislike when they painted over the perfectly good brick exterior and what they did to the parking lot. What's the reason behind the concrete other than a slight speed bump?
It's a shame that the new owners of this shopping center decided not to preserve the local flair. I suspect it's only time before we see Harris Teeter being renovated into yet another Tajma Teeter and another parking deck built.