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69_420_bonerjamz t1_iwevocg wrote

It’s wild how many closed businesses are on Broad. Almost like there’s something fundamentally wrong with our city that one of the most heavily traveled streets can’t even support fast food

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MoreShenanigans t1_iwf5h5f wrote

Part of it is probably because fast food chains have to compete with other options that are much better. Delis, halal carts, local pizza places, etc. There's a lot of good cheap food options in the city

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69_420_bonerjamz t1_iwf6me7 wrote

How many of the things you listed are drive throughs? That much traffic almost 24hrs a day should be a constant line of cars

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katecrime t1_iwf7b4j wrote

People walk in cities though

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69_420_bonerjamz t1_iwf7ecq wrote

Ok. You clearly haven’t been on broad street

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PotatoPlank t1_iwgkq1m wrote

I walk that shit at least 2-3 times a week. There's place of space to pull over and stop in somewhere if you need to.

I see it all the time at the Halal cart on Front and Girard

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thecw t1_iwgbasw wrote

> Almost like there’s something fundamentally wrong with our city that one of the most heavily traveled streets can’t even support fast food

Honestly, this should be a feature. 1-story fast food with a drive through is the worst possible use for a main road in a dense urban core on top of a subway.

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Danger_Dave_ t1_iwffdrw wrote

Doesn't help that they are a nightmare to get in and out of the parking lot and the drive thrus are awful.

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DeltaNerd t1_iwfg1tn wrote

It's getting redeveloped into a taller building. Not sure who is the developer that's going to do it. The first floor can still have retail/restaurant (McDonalds)

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BlackhawkinPA t1_iwhgohw wrote

Tbh, it seemed odd that so many fast food places were clustered together at Broad and Girard

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PurpleWhiteOut t1_iwhoxen wrote

They're likely finally cashing in on the real estate for redevelopment. It's the case for the Broad and Washington and the UCity ones

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