Well, bonjour ladies and gents! It looks like the popular TC Salon and Day Spa http://www.technicolorsalon.com/ will be moving into the vacant Shanty building on 19th St. This is good news, even though I was hoping for a nightclub/restaurant. No Autozone after all! There are many salons in the area, but this one will be much more fabulous because it will also have a bakery, a deli, and an art gallery. It will be a place to get pampered and indulge in sweet treats while viewing art work. Well, this is good news for our Chen-Arts group. Maybe TC owner Frank Shipman will be interested in showing local artists. And it's good news for the upscale businesses in the area. Since I am not one to indulge in extravagant and luxurious salon beauty treatments, I will go to TC for the sweets and art. And to see the vintage Hess's chandeliers which Shipman plans on keeping in the building. I guess I'm just TC= Tres Cheap. Or should I say thrifty? ;D
Monday, July 14, 2008
TC= Tres Chic!
Well, bonjour ladies and gents! It looks like the popular TC Salon and Day Spa http://www.technicolorsalon.com/ will be moving into the vacant Shanty building on 19th St. This is good news, even though I was hoping for a nightclub/restaurant. No Autozone after all! There are many salons in the area, but this one will be much more fabulous because it will also have a bakery, a deli, and an art gallery. It will be a place to get pampered and indulge in sweet treats while viewing art work. Well, this is good news for our Chen-Arts group. Maybe TC owner Frank Shipman will be interested in showing local artists. And it's good news for the upscale businesses in the area. Since I am not one to indulge in extravagant and luxurious salon beauty treatments, I will go to TC for the sweets and art. And to see the vintage Hess's chandeliers which Shipman plans on keeping in the building. I guess I'm just TC= Tres Cheap. Or should I say thrifty? ;D
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I was excited to hear about this. This is a much better use of that location. I also like that a local business wants to occupy the space.
The guy on TC's television commercials scares me a bit...
i agree that it's a better use, although it's a very large space for a salon, even with added services. i'm curious if the city didn't sweeten the pot to make this happen, considering the building was for sale for over two years. if they did, it would be more bang for the incentive dollar than the taxpayers usually get. my concern would be all the wheeling and dealing behind closed doors with our money. even city council is beginning to share this concern.
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Sarina, I agree, it's good for the upscale businesses and will attract more wealthy women to shop at jewelers and boutique. I hope it takes off. Just as long as those women don't get their expensive cars broken into, or windows smashed. Then they won't want to come back. This has happened to us two times already, and I've seen lots of car vandalism in our neighborhood. This is the reality that lurks behind the fancy facades. There is that pesky crime factor.
You're right about the crime factor. Have you ever noticed some of the clientele at the Allen St. liquor store? I've been in there in the evening before with people who were obviously stoned and reeked of pot from two aisles away. That store's been robbed before and there have been some petty thefts in that neighborhood. I feel for the people living there.
I've personally never had a problem around the theatre or fairgrounds, though.
Is anything being done by the city to make sure an Auto Zone doesn't pop up at another location in the neighborhood?
The Auto Zone obviously sees the area as a potential location and the city doesn't seem to have much foresight.
Anon 5:30,
Good question, maybe should be asked to city council?
Sarina,
I have never been in the liquor store, but I know that there have been other robberies, card shop for example, now closed.
Our car window was smashed by some kids just doing random acts of vandalism, at 5pm.
I wonder if there will be extra security for TC?
Card shop was not robbed. A robbery is when someone comes in and demands something with the threat of violence. Stealing in the night is different.
Either way, it was like 2 years ago. Why harp on it like a loser. You should be happy good things are happening in your neighborhood.
Career criminals have no fear in Allentown. They know our police force is depleted and that our "leadership" won't be rectifying this any time soon because of the ongoing infighting that started with former Mayor Afflerbach, then APD Chief Kuhns, and DA Jim Martin and continues to this day with Mayor Pawlowski, APD Chief MacLean, and DA Jim Martin. And who's the common thread in this schedenfraude soap opera? Jumbo Jimbo. Criminals feel free to literally get away with murder. It's like Clockwork Orange around here. Hopefully the marauding droogies won't ever attack anon 10:54 so he or she can stay blissfully clueless.
I didn't make the last Vision meeting due to fatigue. (Still tired from my Upward Bound A-town event on Saturday and for some reason I was confused and thought it was today) Anyway, I was glad to read that Mike Fegley said the obvious. (Look in Queen City Blog entitled A Safe Clean and Green Downtown District) Unsure what the Vision Meetings are hoping to accomplish, but even with goals, deadlines, and regulations, it still holds true ACTIONS speak louder than WORDS. I just had a multicultural event that had over 20 vendors/organizations and, although, it wasn't Musikfest, it proved to me that we, as citizens, can make a difference and make things happen even while others tend to be moving in slow motion. I know the Vision Meetings have good intentions but we need leaders, like myself, who are willing to put themselves out there and, if needed, circumvent politics, the status quo, and even the City and just DO SOMETHING to make things happen. We need more events to bring people back downtown. We need more information placed into ALL of the Allentown communities to educate residents about up and coming meetings and the NEED to get involved and participate ! We need to cultivate and initiate the young and older creative and artistic minds in Allentown and help them achieve viable businesses and movements that will create interest and cause those who live outside of A-town to come and see what's happening in A-town. We need to face the facts that Allentown is an urban, gritty, multicultural and diverse City that has leaders that need to stop trying to build a time machine and create a landscape that resembles Hess' days of old. They need to market Allentown as it is and PEOPLE will come. Many WANT the urban, gritty, multi-cultural scene; especially the young, creative minds who are now more entrepenurial than ever. This may NOT be the plan many want to hear or envision, but unless Allentown makes some quick changes, all I can say is "Will the last person leaving please turn off the lights ?"
Alfonso
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