Can A Home Depot Ruin A Neighborhood?

Miami's quirky Coconut Grove doesn't need or want a Home Depot. Is that a good reason to stop Home Depot?

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March 1, 2005, 7:00 AM PST

"Who but the greatest curmudgeons among us could not be seduced by the eccentric charms of Coconut Grove? Once a village, now urban, it is low in scale (mostly) and eclectic in its architecture... and like most quilts, a delicate stitchery holds it together.

...So now comes the very scary proposition of a Home Depot in Coconut Grove. From almost any perspective -- in terms of land use, traffic, architecture, urbanism, culture -- this is a bad idea. It's opposed by many (there are no scientific surveys at hand, but it might even be safe to say, most) Grove residents who want to cling to the quirky residential character of the neighborhood."

Thanks to Chris Steins

FULL STORY: The Grove needs a Home Depot like the flowers need acid rain

Monday, February 28, 2005 in The Miami Herald

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