[RP TownTalk] Dumms

[Carol Prato]

Just a quick opinion. 80 years ago my grandparents built and owned a small mom and pop grocery and liquor store in Roger's Heights for many years (Roger's Heights Market) and yes, beer signs were in the windows.  Now the store is owned by San Antonio liquors and guess what, they have beer signs too.  Bullet proof glass is a necessity, my late father coming home  from working there bleeding from a shotgun  butt slam to the head during a robbery will prove that.  Look around your area, in that corner alone we have abandoned buildings, a bar (which is a bit old too) and run down houses that have either burned and never been repaired or just plain abandoned.  Dumm's corner is the least of the problems in Riverdale.  Just be glad there are still mom and pop stores here with the economy the way it is.  I had to sell my grandparents dream.  Don't fuss about someone else's.
Carol
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Andrew Salgadoe 
  To: towntalk at riverdale-park.org ; Nancy Mooney 
  Sent: Monday, August 16, 2010 1:19 PM
  Subject: Re: [RP TownTalk] Dumms


        I love Dumm's pizza and subs and I would venture to guess that I have bought more of their large combination pizzas than anyone on this thread. I'm the customer and I'm always right..get the damn beer posters out of the windows, open up the storefront, and make it a welcoming introduction to RP. 

        Has anyone taken a drive down Rhode Island near the border of Northeast and NW? There's a newer corner store there called Windows which is clean, bright, and airy and full of customers going in and out and some sitting at tables enjoying casual fare. Next door there's an old school chinese takeout dive with a roll down door or metal bars where people place their for sweet and sour pork through a bullet proof shield. Needless to say, one of these businesses is thriving. 

        These neighborhoods are improving and we should be at the forefront, not the tail end!


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  From: Nancy Mooney <nbmooney1 at yahoo.com>; 
  To: <towntalk at riverdale-park.org>; 
  Subject: [RP TownTalk] Dumms 
  Sent: Mon, Aug 16, 2010 9:38:59 AM 

              Yes, and let me repeat something that's been said, Pete and Sons did want to expand and improve, and were unable to because of opposition to the plan. 

              I doubt they installed the bullet proof glass because of aesthetics, or to keep up with the Exxon. There must have been a darn good motivation for them to invest in that (it's been, what, 4 years?)

              I've always found the staff reasonably friendly, and, very helpful when needed, and I'm thankful for a local place to get a quick pizza, or a bottle of wine.  OK now I want a cheeseburger sub!

              Let's keep our perspective and play nice!

              But then I've found that people are much more harsh when leaving voice-messages and writing email, haven't you?

              Nancy
             

       



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