Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Hamtramck: She Is A Changin'!

Things are changing here in Hamtramck. Whether those changes are for better or worse is dependent on who is reviewing them. Ultimately, with Hamtramck on the brink of receivership, its good to see something different going on. It's also goo to finally have some decent news to report.

First up is the construction in progress on Joseph Campau. For a couple of weeks now, crews have been working to replace water and gas mains under the sidewalk of Joseph Campau. Work has been steady. The work has caused a lot of traffic congestion along Campau, which already sees its fair share of traffic. While it is a driving annoyance, work should be completed in a couple of weeks, and Hamtramck will be better off because of it. All the dust from the cutting of the cement has covered store front windows, which many storowners and building owners have refused to clean. Local kids have been marking their names and phrases on the worst of these storefronts.

While one popular dollar store in Hamtramck closes, another opens! Dollar King on Joseph Campau, across from Gamestop, is closing shop after several years in business. They were one of the most popular of the many dollar stores in the area. During there last few weeks of business, they offered a strange sale. 30%  off your purchase of $10 or more. Apparently everything had to go. What kind of sale was that? If everything had to go, why not make everything 30% off? Strange indeed. While we are losing one of our precious dollar stores, another is taking its place. Hamtramck Dollar is opening soon in the former dollar store next to the former Shopper's World. (too many formers...) Whether it will be satisfactory is yet to be determined.

Finally, a new heating and cooling business is in town. Burke Heating and Cooling is on its way to becoming top dog. By the look of its storefront, it's already halfway there. The former Dollar City+ has been remodeled with purple paint and a very "homey" decor. I shall be calling them soon to get my furnace looked at, which hasn't been on in over 10 years (Long story.)

I wish the best to the new business endeavors and I bid farewell to my favorite dollar store. Hamtramck is changing again, hopefully for the best. Change has always and will always be one of the driving forces, keeping this city from ending up like it's neighbors.







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