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The Chase is also one of the more affordable theaters in town. The main screen is stadium seating. They serve booze.

dweebe wrote:

The Central Scrutinizer wrote:

DeBaliviere wrote:

The Chase does a better job of keeping the riff-raff out.

I've probably heard more cell phones at the Chase than anywhere else.



I think it depends when you go. I only go to Ronnie's on Sat or Sun afternoons for matinees. I would never go there at night.



Come to think of it, I mostly only go to the other places for matinees too.

I do like Ronnies since they added the digital projection in some of the theaters. Though on the weekend that place is a teeny-bopper madhouse.

Much more so at night. During the day they are there too, but they generally don't see the same movies I do.

vollum wrote:Is this thread supposed to be a discussion of the Mercantile Exchange or movie theaters?

Maybe there will be movie theatres as part of MX.

My question to all of the naysayers: what do you suggest Pyramid do?



Are you against them redeveloping the St. Louis Center with the stores facing outward and redoing the Mercantile Exchange to allow for new retail?



Is redoing the streetscape a bad thing?



Are you against outdoor eating areas in this section of town?



Is giving Macy's a reason to improve their downtown store a bad thing?



Is trying to provide a strong link from Kiener Plaza north to the Dome and Washington Avenue a bad thing?



Are you against them actually bringing in stores that people want to shop in to downtown?



Do you not understand the concept that this will be done in phases over 5 years? Do you believe that Pyramid and General Growth will be too dumb to see how things work out as the plan unfolds?



Answer those questions for me.



I don't get it, people are always getting a boner about this or that national retailer going in downtown, but when a developer hires a company that can actually bring some of those stores downtown, they throw a temper tantrum.



This is not going to have a "Grand Opening", it will come online bit by bit. If the market is not there for the retailers, they will not sign the leases. If national retailers do not want the spaces, then they will be leased to more local retailers. If a certain number of storefronts go vacant, it does not mean people do not walk down 6th street or Olive anymore. If the district "fails" they do not close off the streets in the area and there are no glaring reminders. Worst case scenario: we have nicer looking storefronts and streets that are as empty as they were before they were redone. Not to mention a major eyesore redeveloped in an architectural interesting fashion.



This district has as much chance of "failing" as Washington Avenue. It's possible, but it will only be due to people not wanting to eat, drink, shop and hangout downtown, not because this is "the same as St. Louis Center". The MX is the same as Washington Avenue except that it will be managed by one company.



Even this guy can understand the difference:

I think it‘s vital that these stores in MX are unique, and not found anywhere else in the St Louis metro. If it is, then it should be an outlet store, or a larger or urban-themed store. For instance, if they’re going to put an Old Navy, how about have one with 2 floors, and urban clothing. People from the suburbs wont come downtown, unless they have a unique selection, or a greater one.



The exceptions would be necessity stores ; office supplies, groceries, drug stores, book stores. These things will cater to the office community, or residence, and don’t need the suburban community to survive, so long as the number of downtown residence and workers are adequate .