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The whole thing is an absolute joke and a sad testament to the stereotypes of Dallas that we have made so much progress on trying to overcome.

Long term, it can't fail as a neighborhood. In 10-20 years it will become seamless with Uptown, Arts and the CBD, not out of design but out of necessity for land, but even that will be difficult given the lack of accessibility to either existing neighborhood but besides the fact that they cleaned up a toxic dump that would have eventually be cleaned up anyways out of necessity given the value of the land based on proximity to future developers (Of course with a TIF and other incentives from the city) I can't think of a single positive aspect of it.

Oh and rumor is it that Craft is the W is done too, the tangible assets but not the name sold to Hillwood. I'm very curious for how much longer Hillwood will be willing or able to eat the (I'm sure massive) losses of Victory before they call it quits.

It's only downhill from here for a long time

Never heard of it...won't miss it.

oh no....

what's next to go? union bay? bugle boy?

Actually, quiksilver does have clothes in Macys, Dillards, etc.

And I'm sure quiksilver does quite well in areas such as Hawai'i, Florida, California, and other coastal areas.

warden62 ~ consider didn't really need an -ing on the end. grammar lessons aside....

who's going to make a guess as to what closes next? VP is becoming a joke...not that it hasn't been for most of it's existence.

i used to wear quicksilver in 1996

I'd consider heading down there to browse, but parking is $10 or more. Parking at NorthPark, Galleria, West Village, etc is free.
Maybe the stores validate if you buy something so that they parking is free? In any event, there are more than enough stores in NorthPark that why would I test it?

Even when choosing somewhere to eat down there like Kenichi, Craft, or N9NE, I had to pay to park, even after "validating" my parking pass. Seems like a small thing, but it doesn't lend itself to just going down there to hang out and walk around, which really needs to be the goal at the beginning stages of a development.

my wife is a citizen, and has always been legal. She came across the Atlantic Ocean, not the Rio bravo.

They need a casual yet moderately upscale sports bar where a beer drinker can feel comfortable. That whole area looks like douchebag central, of course a Dallas Surfer is either misplaced or a douchebag.

For your consideration, my spelling error didn't change the substance of what I was writing.

So what, scott? Neither did John M's errors. But you pounced right on that. Why didn't you jump all over JF for his poor prose?

Scott, consider that you work with non-native speakers. Consider that most non-native speakers in Texas are illegal aliens from Mexico. Consider that cannot spell mis-use. Considering the above, I consider you a douche.

Ghostbar's days are indeed numbered. The latest TABC data just came out. Ghostbar's sales are down 70% from where they were two years ago. (Source: TABC mixed beverage tax receipts). Maybe Ghostbar, like N9NE Steakhouse has "contributed enough", in the words of N9NE's infamous marketing director.

First: I believe PARKING was a major problem for Quiksilver until a couple of months ago;

Second: LOCATION. Who the hell walks by Victory Plaza in the morning or afternoon if you're not working at the AAirlines or surrounding are?

Third: I guess things started to get worse since Quiksilver decided to sell their products through their website, which was not possible until last year.

And of course... the economy aspect was not helping them for sure. I'm really not surprised. Northpark or Galleria would be a good place for them. Teens are inside the mall and not walking by Vicotry Plaza in downtown Dallas.