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Liz
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5 years ago

Let's Go Go get some FroYo

      As you've guessed from the title, it's National Frozen Yogurt Day!   I used to frequent this one froyo place near my old apartment, and I swear every time I went there was a Jo...
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GabeU
Distinguished Professor IV
maratsade wrote:

There are several in NYC, I think one somewhere in NJ, one in Baltimore, and in VA there used to be stores in Gainsville, McLean, DC,  and Arlington. Those are all closed, though, not sure why.  

Gainesville?  There was a Pinkberry in Gainesville?  Sheesh!!!  Things sure have changed since I lived in NOVA.  When I left about the newest thing in Gainesville was the McDonald's, tough they were just starting to build it up more.  I know that now it's much different than it was.  A new bedroom community, as well as some shopping.  

 

And to think they were worried about traffic from Disney's America!  J/K.  I know it's not that bad.... yet.

 

I miss Manassas.  :( 

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MarkJFine
Professor
5 years ago

Oh... you haven't seen Gainesville in quite a looooong time.

Atlas is long gone and the entire facility has been razed and replaced by a massive, massive shopping area.

There's even a cheeky Nando's in there.

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    GabeU
    Distinguished Professor IV
    5 years ago

    I've looked on satellite views of the area and Gainesville is definitely built up.  Haymarket, as well.  

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    MarkJFine
    Professor
    5 years ago

    Haymarket is probably a mere fraction of what it would have been had Disney gotten their way and put the "America" theme park there. As bad as the infrastructure was back in the 90s (and the disaster I66 still is), can you imagine what that would have done to the area?

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    GabeU
    Distinguished Professor IV
    5 years ago
    MarkJFine wrote:

    Haymarket is probably a mere fraction of what it would have been had Disney gotten their way and put the "America" theme park there. As bad as the infrastructure was back in the 90s (and the disaster I66 still is), can you imagine what that would have done to the area?

    It would have been a nightmare.  I'm glad they didn't do it, that's for sure.  Both for the traffic and the loss of the peace and quiet of the particular area they were going to build it.  That area has a lot of wide open space, and a theme park smack dab in the middle of it would have been awful.