Retail Explosion on Memorial Road

[Executionist]

Huge amount of Baby Boomers no longer able to live independently.

And the American culture is to not take in our older relatives.

Both of my parents scoffed at the idea of moving back in with any of their kids.

When they sold the "homestead", they wanted to remain as independent as long as possible and live in a community of people with similar life experiences, tastes in food, music, entertainment, etc.

Currently, the American culture is parents trying to get their kids to live independently.

[Rover]

There’s a difference between taking in elder parents and kids coming back home to live with their parents to save money.

[scottk]

The Atlantic published quite a lengthy article this week addressing this issue of family independence and multi generational housing.

Given the current state of the early Millennial and late Gen X friends I know that have Boomer parents looking at late retirement living, these senior living facilities are better equipped to handle both the physical and emotional well being of an aging population as well as still offer as much independence in a small studio or one bedroom apartment.


Link to article: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine...istake/605536/

[DowntownMan]

What is being built at Portland and memorial by the two hotels.

[Pete]

What is being built at Portland and memorial by the two hotels.

3-story Memorial Park Healthplex.

[ditm4567]

3-story Memorial Park Healthplex.

Surprised there hasn't been some sort of negative response to this. Usually developments on Memorial draw a negative connotation.

[Mballard85]

Surprised there hasn't been some sort of negative response to this. Usually developments on Memorial draw a negative connotation.

Oh just wait, it'll come. There are some on here who cannot be happy about anything. New bar, booo look at that, it doesnt fit the theme. New hotel, booo could have added residential. New restaurant, booo views suck, rinse and repeat.

[Plutonic Panda]

Surprised there hasn't been some sort of negative response to this. Usually developments on Memorial draw a negative connotation.

Or anything nice that is built outside of downtown you’ll have people complaint that it isn’t downtown or should be downtown. It happens . Every. Single. Time.

[aDark]

Or anything nice that is built outside of downtown you’ll have people complaint that it isn’t downtown or should be downtown. It happens . Every. Single. Time.

Glad this is up on Memorial. Should fit well with the rest of the big parking lot businesses up there.

[Plutonic Panda]

Glad this is up on Memorial. Should fit well with the rest of the big parking lot businesses up there.

I’m sure the people living up there will appreciate it very much as well.

[rte66man]

I’m sure the people living up there will appreciate it very much as well.

I'm still mad that Pappadeauxs didn't follow through with a new location there a few years back.

[Plutonic Panda]

I'm still mad that Pappadeauxs didn't follow through with a new location there a few years back.

Don’t even get me started on that. I’m pretty sure I could’ve contributed a couple percentage points to their monthly income lol

[Bill Robertson]

Don’t even get me started on that. I’m pretty sure I could’ve contributed a couple percentage points to their monthly income lol

We most definitely would have contributed.

[progressiveboy]

I wonder if OKC would even support a Pappadeaux's? They are somewhat pricey and would wonder if OKC would fork out the money to eat there? Even the Drake did not make it in OKC. I wonder why? They even had to close down a couple of months to revamp their menu and go "cheaper" with more emphasis on fried foods. There just is not a lot of disposable income for higher end restaurants and retail.

[Thomas Vu]

I wonder if OKC would even support a Pappadeaux's? They are somewhat pricey and would wonder if OKC would fork out the money to eat there? Even the Drake did not make it in OKC. I wonder why? They even had to close down a couple of months to revamp their menu and go "cheaper" with more emphasis on fried foods. There just is not a lot of disposable income for higher end restaurants and retail.

Wait, are you saying fried food isn't associated with pappadeaux?

[Plutonic Panda]

Was The Drake doing bad before the pandemic?

[TheTravellers]

Was The Drake doing bad before the pandemic?

And are they actually closed for good (as progressiveboy implies) or are they just closed temporarily due to the pandemic?

[Pete]

And are they actually closed for good (as progressiveboy implies) or are they just closed temporarily due to the pandemic?

No decision has been made.

[Plutonic Panda]

And are they actually closed for good (as progressiveboy implies) or are they just closed temporarily due to the pandemic?

I just always thought The Drake was doing pretty good before COVID. I always saw people there and the times I was there it was packed. I’ve been waiting for a reopen date to go there.

[HOT ROD]

was just in OKC and Drake looked good to me (not open but still had everything in place to reopen).

OKC can support Papa but honestly - I'd rather OKC had a couple of BoneFish Grill restaurants for "national" seafood options instead, which are far more superior than Papa's.