I grew up in New England, lived here for 12 years, and travel across the country for work. I agree with your statement!

Came here to write this. Compared to cities in Ohio and some other midwest states we are not very chain heavy. Like you said, Columbus is just crazy haha.

The terminal in the strip they renovated on Smallman.

Not all development is good this is true. This particular development is truly abhorrent. It's exacerbated by the fact that half the population in this region is already mad they're making changes to the strip to begin with. A lot of the people I hear complain about it are people who haven't gone to the strip in 20-plus years like my mother-in-law but they just know change is bad.

As someone who lived in 15222 for a long time, it is crazy to me that it is better to leave all those buildings unused and vacant vs. putting something in there.