Addison, I like the repurposing of the old theater. But why can't CVS ever step up to the plate with its design? It is the most awful and drab exterior. There is a great Walgreen's in Arlington that departed slightly from the company's corner-property mainstay to inhabit what I believe was a car dealership (possibly on a one-way street - no retailer's dream). It looks great and is perfect for Wilson Boulevard. Here in Charlottesville, CVS built a big new store on 29 close to UVA. The main entrance faces an intersection wheee nobody walks. Working with the City and other retailers might have changed that. Instead it's a sort of ghost door. CVS is simple evil. No longer the Peoples Drug of my youth!
The spire looks like the one that topped the Tower Theater in Upper Darby, Pa (a block from 69th St Terminal) until a few years ago.
Addison, I like the repurposing of the old theater. But why can't CVS ever step up to the plate with its design? It is the most awful and drab exterior. There is a great Walgreen's in Arlington that departed slightly from the company's corner-property mainstay to inhabit what I believe was a car dealership (possibly on a one-way street - no retailer's dream). It looks great and is perfect for Wilson Boulevard. Here in Charlottesville, CVS built a big new store on 29 close to UVA. The main entrance faces an intersection wheee nobody walks. Working with the City and other retailers might have changed that. Instead it's a sort of ghost door. CVS is simple evil. No longer the Peoples Drug of my youth!