a flaw, you say? I think you just found yourself another business idea

@jtr I think about it a lot. The only thing holding me back is a pile of cash.

You could make this place beautiful

I do something very similar. My thought is "with a little care, that could be an excellent coffee shop."

If it's two stories I add in the dream of living upstairs.

Yours is a wonderful dream. I hope you're able to do it someday.​

I always see a little hole in the wall location as the perfect spot for a pub.

@matti Love that, thanks for sharing.

@manton you need to make a trip to Hay-on-Wye, that was the basic premise for it becoming the "book capital" in the 70/80s … its basically saved/rejuvenated the whole town and ultimately put it on the world stage. So go for it ;)

@craigmorgan Sounds great, I'd love to visit!

@manton little precis of the background https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20220815-the-uks-eccentric-book-loving-kingdom

@craigmorgan yeah, that place was an experience ... I wish I would have visited when I was younger and still read books.

I am an urban planner who gets frustrated with a lack of quality third places in the burbs of Portland and sometimes dream of opening a coffee shop. Instead of trying to regulate or incentivize placemaking, just do it myself. There’s this vacant historic house zoned commercial in a good location 👀

I am an urban planner who gets frustrated with a lack of quality third places in the burbs of Portland and sometimes dream of opening a coffee shop. Instead of trying to regulate or incentivize placemaking, just do it myself. There’s this vacant historic house zoned commercial in a good location 👀

I am an urban planner who gets frustrated with a lack of quality third places in the burbs of Portland and sometimes dream of opening a coffee shop. Instead of trying to regulate or incentivize placemaking, just do it myself. There’s this vacant historic house zoned commercial in a good location 👀

I am an urban planner who gets frustrated with a lack of quality third places in the burbs of Portland and sometimes dream of opening a coffee shop. Instead of trying to regulate or incentivize placemaking, just do it myself. There’s this vacant historic house zoned commercial in a good location 👀

I am an urban planner who gets frustrated with a lack of quality third places in the burbs of Portland and sometimes dream of opening a coffee shop. Instead of trying to regulate or incentivize placemaking, just do it myself. There’s this vacant historic house zoned commercial in a good location 👀

@bryan Im an artist and thirst for creative third spaces, but anything I dream of opening something I just get stopped with "well how would I cover rent".

or like how can I have a space but don't have to end up managing a coffee shop too...

SAME

@manton ah, the joys of living without fear of earthquakes.

I do something similar. There's an abandoned building down the road from me that used to be a bank. Every time I drive by, I think "Cafe + stationery shop."

@kalikambo Old bank buildings can be great. I've seen a few that I wouldn't mind adapting too. There's a bookstore + coffee shop here in an old post office that feels similar.

My favorite is a (former) bank in Liverpool. Glorious architecture!