At "Riverdale Park Coffee House" (blog) (<a href="http://rpcoffeehouse.blogspot.com/">http://rpcoffeehouse.blogspot.com/</a>) I've posted 3 photo/maps that will give you an idea of how much of the Cafritz Property might be taken up by a Whole Foods store & parking lot...
<br><br>"This question of 'how big is a Whole Foods in relation to [the Cafritz]
property?' came to mind as I was seeing and hearing an ever-expanding
"wish list" develop at the meeting. Included: many competing
priorities. Housing, amenities, greenspace, Whole Foods, hardware
store, ethnic restaurants, minimize environmental impact, hiker-biker
trail, playgrounds, etc... Since shopping centers come with big parking
lots, how much of your 36 acres are you willing to give up to asphalt for retail shopping?
(BTW, I asked if they'd considered putting the parking underground and
on the roof, as at the P St. Whole Foods -- "We haven't gotten that
far, yet.") <br><br>Overall, I left with an image of the magical
Arabian tent from childhood cartoons -- tiny from the outside,
seemingly infinitely large on the inside. So what of these many,
desirable ideas will give way as the project takes shape?"<br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Riverdale Park Coffee House (blog)<br><a href="http://rpcoffeehouse.blogspot.com/">http://rpcoffeehouse.blogspot.com/</a><br>~~<br>
(Revised) Map of Riverdale Park MD Trolley Hiker-Biker Trail and Cafritz Property<br><a href="http://tinyurl.com/2wsfql">http://tinyurl.com/2wsfql</a><br>~~<br>Tracking the Washington Nationals' 2007 season (will they catch the '62 Mets?):
<br><a href="http://tinyurl.com/2m6f43">http://tinyurl.com/2m6f43</a>