trader joes, right?

Trader to the Joes Yo! Seriously, Kent Needs a decent grocery.

A first class hardware store: Ace Tru-Value, etc.

a senior center

I second trader joes!!!

There will never be a Trader Joe's in Kent. Not enough people and income median is too low.

I'm with Roger. We need a good hardware store more than anything I can think of.

I'm not all that into Trader Joe's, personally.

first, someone needs to mow and take care of the property now. Also, the dubois book store on lincoln needs mowed and taken care of. Please someone get on the owner to take care of his properties!

I like the idea of a senior center, but is the location a good one for that? Seems like most of Kent's senior housing is a little further away.

this is right across from the university - what would draw students? Maybe a cafe/bookstore? Some kind of restaurant? It's a cool looking building too, I hope it doesn't get torn down. (and as usual, I will also vote for a brewpub)

I think Trader Joes would be an excellent alternative to the convenience stores available to students in the area. Acme is local, but their variety is seriously limited. With the tens of thousands of students with disposable income in Kent, plus a stable local populous, trader Joes would find a pretty brisk business. Not to mention shoppers from The surrounding community. The closest Joes is all the way in Beachwood...

I have to agree with Trader Joes. The closest one is too far and Kreigger's is far enough that it makes it hard to go. They would draw business and people into Kent from all the surrounding areas. There are way more people eating like this then some think.

Kreigers! Student don't have many choices for fresh produce on campus...

i would like to see Logos Book store go there

The last funeral in that place was my best friend's funeral, so it would be a bit awkward for me to go back inside for anything else, but I would have to say that since it's so close to the campus, a general bookstore (not college texts, brand new regular fiction and nonfiction) with a combined cafe'. I know Kent already has a great used book store, but what about a book store that sells new material?

strip club.

Kreigers or a hardware store. A place like Kreigers would blow Acme's terrible produce section out of the water, and sorry, but Carter Lumber is pretty limiting as a hardware store. Let's please have something useful to all of us.

That location isn't big enough for a Trader Joe's, but since when is Trader Joe's upscale. Their food is usually less expensive and usually much higher quality than any major grocery store. They just happen to locate their stores in upscale areas in this region that draw larger numbers of shoppers.

How about relocating Wendy's to that lot, which isn't ideal. That would allow the redevelopment of the corner of Lincoln and Main. The former Robin Hood lot is too small to use especially considering the lack of on street parking.

This peice of property was built my Tinker's. The funeral home was on the main floor and the Dick Tinker's lived upstairs and the basement--well I am sure everyone knows what went on down there! When Dick Tinker died the property was sold to I think Woods Funeral home.
I personally think the city caters to KSU--we need to take care of our seniors first. A senior center would be perfect there. If you build they will come. We need a good center as Streetsboro is to far to drive to and so is Ravenna, when your eyes are bad or if the roads are bad we can take Parta! Please stop wanting everything for the students.

It would be a good location for the Kent Chamber (visible and plenty of parking) which might include a Welcome Center Cafe, that could be managed and operated by retired (not necessarily "senior") Kent residents. It might be a nice town/campus focal point.
I also like the idea of moving Wendy's there, to allow development of the corner of Main/Lincoln.

Baker's Should move there! since his business fits everywhere.

Now that I think about it - why not make it The Pizza Palace and have all the pizza places around town set up there - food court style. One stop shopping for any "brand." Lots of parking for delivery driver's cars and that would open up their current locations for more than one new business development.

Great idea Sally lets help Make the obesity epidemic in this country worse...trader joes would be the best idea. I'll bet plenty of students and other people would go! You've got 2 Crossfit boxes in kent which guarantees them business. What do they have to lose?!?

How about Baker's Towing and Automotive?

The Kent Area Chamber of Commerce will be one of the commercial tenants in Acorn Corner, AKA the old Kent hotel.

I have the perfect idea! How about moving Campus Book And Supply down there, so Starbuck's doesn't have so many unsolvable parking issues once school starts back up again in the fall? It's right along the same lines as what was there before, and buses, trucks, and cars won't have to be fighting for the same parking space for 15 minutes?

I was hoping to come across an opportunity to express my thoughts on that.

how about a wood fired oven pizza shop and bar by night and a artisan bakery/cafe by day?

It is a beautiful building, and with so few quality historic buildings available, tearing it down would be a shame. I vote no on the wendys and pizza ideas.
I have been inside there and it needs work but could become a nice location for residential, retail, or commercial. I would just like to see it respected. I doubt student housing would respect it.
I do like the idea of a community center.
There could be day activity rooms upstairs, sitting and reading rooms or light music downstairs, a cafe for income, maybe small weddings or other events could rent it out. Just care and respect are my bottom line requests.

A nice family restaurant would work well there.

Might as well do what Amanda says, they've already started tearing it apart anyway.

Given the site's history, I would suggest that a place of worship be housed there - church, mosque, temple, synagogue.