[Chat] Convenience Store on 27th Street

[judy berlin]

Good idea to show the owners, they have a lot of neighborhood support, I 
may enev stop in and I don't live ar'd there.
Judy

On 12/18/2011 03:34 PM, greg overton wrote:
> Paul, you're right, it totally looks like a sex shop from the 80's! I 
> agree they should have gone through the legal hoops for the signage 
> but I still feel like there are many more important issues currently 
> plaguing the neighborhood; shootings, theft and prostitution all have 
> a much more negative impact on property values much more so than 
> someones definition of bad signage. Someone had to complain about it 
> to bring attention to it. This is an urban environment and you see 
> this kind of signage all the time in places like Brooklyn, NY or 
> Philadelphia. I still say at the least  it provided light to an 
> otherwise darkened block. I can see the sign from my back deck and it 
> didn't bother me at all. It was turned off at 8-8:30, no big deal. 
> Thanks for the visual Paul, I'll never look at that store in the same 
> light. ha ha ha.
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> On Fri, Dec 16, 2011 at 1:37 PM, Paul Williams 
> <oldhousehistory at aol.com <mailto:oldhousehistory at aol.com>> wrote:
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>     Many of you know that the former convenience store on 27^th
>     between Guilford and Calvert Street that had been run by Ms Sue
>     was sold over the summer and completely gutted and renovated,
>     inside and out.
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>     The fellows that opened the new store are great!  Its clean, well
>     stocked with myriad needs, deli meats, eggs, and everything you
>     need in the middle of a recipe.  They also take requests to stock
>     your any need.  It opened under the name Jalines.
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>     They installed a huge canopy that kept you dry while coming and
>     going, and while it might not have been for everyone, it had the
>     name and tag lines of the store to advertise its presence.  I’m
>     guessing it cost more than $5,000.  Imagine our surprise last week
>     when we saw them painting over the sign, and removing any and all
>     exterior signage.  The owners told us somebody complained – not
>     one house faces 27^th Street – and they had to remove everything. 
>     They were visibly upset, and now are threatening to leave the
>     neighborhood.  Who would cause such a fuss?
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>     Paul K. Williams
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>     Kelsey & Associates, Inc.
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>     WashingtonHistory.com <http://washingtonhistory.com/>
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