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I've heard some whispers about what's moving in. Can't say, though. :)

Despite the vacany this leaves on Elmwood, I believe this is a very good move. Not only does it allow for the business to grow, but it is also another piece of the puzzle in the Hertel Ave resurgence. I personally would have loved to see them locate somewhere closer to Main St (Parker Hertel Pharmacy location) but the parking issue is understandable. As for Elmwood - let's all hope this location attracts an out-of-town business or at the very least a move from the suburbs.

I was thinking this would be a great location for a Men's Wearhouse or something similar to cater to the budding and future professionals in the area. Anyone care to enlighten me as to who in this area currently serves the market? Thanks!

I live right by the Parker-Hertel Pharmacy and have spoken with the guy who just bought the building. He's doing a lot of work to the inside and is actively looking for tenants. He seems like a great person who's really committed to having some good mixed use tenants in the building (don't anyone freak out, Checkers isn't going anywhere).

I am still confused. What is this place called a record store? I am unfamiliar with such a concept. Do people actually leave their homes to buy music? Such an odd activity

DowntownBflo... booooo to you! You should share your wealth of knowledge. And to teach you a lesson I have given your post a 1star rating. Tell us your rumors and I will change it to 5 stars. Do it... DO IT NOWWWW!!!!!!

Ah Checkers! Our favorite hole in the wall! I must admit I used to be a frequent patron. I remember standing outside having a smoke and thinking how great it would be if they expanded next door. Though in a pool table, another dart board, and... for god's sake... build a new bathroom. Something about the smell of vomit, urine and mothballs keeps me from visiting very often now. So much potential for a place with so much North Buffalo history.

As for New World - Is the Kmart behind the plaza still open? Been so long since I even looked in that direction. Would be nice to see that building leveled and some development put up near the street. Granted every area needs a discount retailer - and the longer Walmart stays out of the area the better - but it is such an eye soar.

If I have to drive to a record (media) store, it's going to be borders. I went to NWR because they were local and within walking distance. Now that my choices are north buffalo in a strip mall or the suburbs in a strip mall, I'll take the one with 25% off coupons and a coffee bar inside.

tudorguy,

You and the other village idiots ought to stop acting so childish. By your logic, everyone in North Buffalo should avoid going to Abraham's Jewelers, Homeward Bound and Pavlov's Togs since all were originally located in North Buffalo. It's depressing to read all the selfish self-centered commenters who will no longer go to NWR because it's no longer on Elmwood. If your attitude were shared by everyone who shops on Elmwood, it would not be as successful as it is today.

BR

Okay Okay... I'll spill the beans... The old store will soon be a Bass Pro. :)

can't wait to hit the new Ihop before I move on over to the stripmall record shop....Holy Cow! Am I stuck in Raleigh again?

there is a sad truth to tudorguy's comments, I know a lot of people that once they have to get into their car they are going to go out to the burbs to do their shopping because 5 miles or 20 miles in a car doesn't make a difference and in the end the larger national chains offer the cheaper prices.

I am in no way supportive of this but it is s viewpoint that many if not most people in the county have. Go to the Target on th eboulevard any day of the week and look at all the commerce going on around you and then think about all the retail centers around the county you realize that we spend a $hit load of money every day around here but Buffalo doesn't capture much of it at all because it isn't cheap.

The sad truth is American's will screw their neighbor to save a dime. Good luck NWR I think you are going to need it.

sbrof,

The sad truth is that there are village idiots posting on BRO who need other Buffalo/WNY residents to go out of their way to support their cherished local stores yet won't do the same in return. Your apologist response lends implicit legitimacy to that obnoxious EV attitude. I wouldn't be surprised if these are the same idiots who gleefully denigrate suburbanite shoppers for driving to chains or malls that are convenient for them, but do the same thing when facing a decision of whether to drive to support an off-Elmwood local business or a chain. Hypocrites. The villiage idiot motto must be "Think Local. Buy Local (except if not on Elmwood)". However, Tudor guy would rather drive approx. 8-13 miles to a Borders from Auburn/Elmwood Ave than 2 1/2 miles to NWR's new location. Pathetic.

BR

With the price of gasoline driving out of your neighborhood to save a dollar or two is pretty foolish. Tripping over dollars to pick up pennys at the expense of your neighborhoods economy seems pretty lame. People need to walk more anyways. Let Amherst turn into a giant strip mall, I would rather live here at this point in my life. And I will support local a record store whenever I can but I'll admit the big guys can be more convienent at times. If something is on my way home I would still patronize it but I would not leave this city specifically because a CD (anything for that matter) is a little bit cheaper at a bigger store.

Holy cow! How do these discussion devolve so quickly. As many of us pointed out in a previous article about this move, it has NOTHING to do with not wanting to patronize Hertel because Elmwood is superior or any of that childish trash BuffaloRox and others are assuming. It's a simple matter of commodities.

I frequented NWR because, to put it simply, it was next to my coffee shop. If I want to save a few bucks I would shop at the 20 or so big boxes I drive by everyday on my way home from work. If I have to drive to NWR, I might as well stop at Best Buy, or for that matter Record Theater, and save a few bucks. Or better yet I can save time and money by ordering online.

What many of us "EV Snobs" are saying is that NWR got our buisiness because of the convienience of it's location. they are not positioned in the market place as a pricing leader or by having a wide selection. CD's are commodities, a CD from Borders is the same as a CD from NWR. Many of us will not get into a car to drive to Hertel when we have cheaper, more convienient options.

Now to that end, the residents of North Buffalo now have a good record store that they can frequent on foot, and I hope they do. NWR deserves your buisiness. But as many of have pointed out, the foot traffic that NWR recieved next to spot will be hard to replicate in the strip plaza. Record stores are not destinations anymore. I honestly wish NWR the best, but I will frequent it far less now because it has become inconvienient, not because I refuse to shop outside of my perfect and superior little Elmwood Village.|

jerkface,

I understand that impulse buys occurred from some while waiting at Spot or walking along Elmwood (that have nothing to do with visions of a perfect and superior little Elmwood Village). No doubt many people who live in EV shopped at NWR because it was next to Spot or along the way as they were walking to a restaurant or other store. What I find ridiculous are people who are never again going to NWR simply because it moved off Elmwood. Re-read the thread on the original BRO post announcing the move. People have made this point. Everyday, people who don't live nearby shop on Elmwood when it would be more convenient or cheaper to do so elsewhere and it isn't because the store they are visiting is some super destination. I find it a bit hypocritical that the "shop local" mantra strongly espoused in EV is so quickly disregarded when a matter of convenience.

BR

Very cool store, started going there back when it was in Williamsville.

I hope somthing fresh and new fills the hole they leave.

I wonder if new world record regrets thieir decision since the big news about elmwood?