Sign the Petition!

We at Save the Strip Fondren have posted a petition on iPetitions to support the 1930s Fondren strip that is at the heart of our neighborhood and to speak in opposition to recently published plans by one local developer to demolish the strip and build a massive and monolithic development, called Whitney Place, similar to the Renaissance mall in Madison County.

If you agree that our vibrant Fondren Strip should be saved, head over and read the petition and add your voice! Thank you!

Monday, January 24, 2011

Save the Strip? From What?

You might be wondering what could possibly threaten our vibrant neighborhood center, the Fondren Strip?

If you haven't heard about the proposal to tear down Fondren's historic neighborhood center, here are a few images that will help you visualize it.

Here is the Fondren strip on a beautiful sunny day before the stores open and the traffic comes out.

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Here is an aerial view of the strip as it exists today, with labels attached.
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And here is the proposal by local developer David Watkins, with the current buildings superimposed in red to help you see how this proposal relates to our Fondren strip. As you can see, all but one building is slated for demolition in Watkins proposal. Additionally, the Pix Theater, the only building Watkins plans to leave, and currently the most prominent building in The Strip is to be reduced to the lowest building in the development.

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