Comments on: CJ Daniels Clothing is closing their doors

By: cjdaniels

cjdaniels — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:34:04 +0000

Just wanted to say thank you for your support it is really appreciated and I will be gone, but still very much interested in Downtown Columbus.

I will be open until Feb 28, so please tell all your friends there is good deals to be had especially if they are of smaller sizes for men and women.

By: michaelcoyote

michaelcoyote — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 17:30:00 +0000

@johnwirtz ahah, pseudoscientific indeed…

anyway, should people walk? in general, yes. it’s hard to argue that now when everything is covered with ice and crap, but yes

will they walk? in general? not downtown, not yet…

I’ve seen this go on for years, and I think it’s going to have to go for a few more..

as for me, I’ll bike on down.. :-)

By: Walker

Walker — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 17:12:55 +0000

Heh. I’m just giving you a hard time. ;)

But yeah. Today’s the first day of the sale. Anyone plan on stopping in. I got an email from Terry this morning reminding us that all fixtures need to go to, for any business owners looking for cheap features for their own stores.

By: daniel

daniel — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 16:16:21 +0000

@ walker. i usually do map stuff. but 108 main st is easy enough, right?
not really. But thanks for pointing out what a tool i am!

also, i was on their website and saw they opened at 11am. I wasn’t really there for the sale, i just wanted to come by.

By: Walker

Walker — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 14:15:03 +0000

Daniel Said: “a. it took me 15 minutes (once in walking distance) to figure out how to get there, park, etc. I was redirected by dead ends and 1 ways several times. b. i got there. had to pay a meter. c. no one was there, they were closed. no sign in the window“

I always thought you were the type of guy to googlemap where you’re going as well as read the original post that states the sale is starting on the 22nd (today). :P

By: Coremodels

Coremodels — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 12:17:20 +0000

Absolutely agree, despite the reasons, it’s sad to see a small business close, particularly one that seemed to be run by such a good guy with great intentions.

By: ZHC

ZHC — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 04:20:31 +0000

I have to say I’m really really crushed. Terry is more than a business partner and neighbor he is a very good friend of ours.

He was basically the creative driving force behind the group of us banding together, so it’s quite a blow to be losing him. He helped reinvigorate us just when we were losing Johnson’s (a huge loss for us as we fed each other footraffic for decades). I doubt there ever would have been a Red Brick District without him.

There is a lot more to say regarding parking’s importance ,one way streets, downtown, the worst retail environment everywhere since the great depression etc all that,

but for now I’m just sad my friend is leaving :-(

By: Matthew

Matthew — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 01:23:49 +0000

I’m sorry to hear this. They had such high hopes.

By: lifeontwowheels

lifeontwowheels — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 01:20:32 +0000

Sad to see a retailer closing up downtown. We need everything down there we can.

(And I’ll desperately try to stay out of the other conversation. I don’t think Walker wants every thread turned into a pissing contest between bike/bus/walking vs. car.)

By: johnwirtz

johnwirtz — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:43:33 +0000

We’re voting on fattest cities now? I assumed there would be some psuedo-scientific method to figure it out.