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7. <br />Ka r <br />Wed <br />to <br />hou <br />P1 a <br />int <br />abo <br />and <br />Ano <br />War <br />cit <br />Tor <br />Dow <br />rec <br />PROGRESS REPORTS (Cont'd) <br />I King was along and we agreed the stores looked normal for a <br />iesday. I was impressed with how clean the place was. I talked <br />;he maintenance group and they have ten people spread over 24 <br />period, five days a week and it was very clean. The other <br />,a has an interesting financing plan which I would like to get <br />with you gentlemen. The people of Louisville are most enthused <br />it what happens there - the merchants are enthused - I walked up <br />down to observe only six small empty spaces in the three blocks. <br />;her interesting thing, it's the only town I have seen since World <br />II that has a Kresge's, Grants and McClellans. There were 55 <br />es represented in the Regional Conference - including Honolulu and <br />into, Canada. Ninety some cities belong to the International <br />town Executives Association. As soon as we get some money, I <br />mmend we join this group to be up on what is going on with <br />town planning. <br />I p an to go to Minneapolis later on. They are extending the Nicollet <br />Mal and have plans for 3 more blocks. They have sky walks - presently <br />a dozen to 15 of them and have plans for many more. From the retail <br />standpoint, on the second floors of the buildings, the rental rate was <br />averaging $5.50 a square foot - with the sky walks, they were able <br />to at $7.50 a square foot and the traffic increased to the point <br />whe �ent <br />e the merchants were willing to rent the second floor areas. <br />I ani going to Kalamazoo some time in May - I want to do all of these <br />things before we open. <br />2) Ft. Wayne Trip. Mr. Helmen explained the Ft. Wayne trip was <br />arranged at the invitation of the Percolator Club - a once a month <br />bre kfast which is attended by about 300 people and they extended an <br />invitation because the downtown area is weak, they have invited us to <br />acquaint them withour program - how we went about it and what progress <br />we are making. The fact that Ft. Wayne is inviting South Bend is a <br />com liment. This is for the record. <br />FT. WAYNL TRIP <br />3) Traffic re- routing - old South Shore Building. Ms. Janet Allen RE- ROUTING <br />remarked that it was her impression that a couple councilmen are TRAFFIC <br />working on the possibility of routing traffic through the South Shore <br />Building area instead of routing them across to Main Street so they <br />never get the view of the Mall. "That was the thought when the South <br />Shor moved out and I believe it is worth thinking about. Mr. Farrand <br />says this has not yet been decided." <br />Mr. ris elmen said that the Commission could recommend for consideration but <br />this outside their area. <br />4) GQnvenience outlets -Mall. Mr. Helmen asked about the possibility MALL ELEC. <br />of installing more convenience outlets - whether we will need more power OUTLETS <br />later and perhaps have to dig up concrete etc. to install them. - or <br />will we have to string extension cords or what. Dan Akin said they <br />have specs for one convenience outlet in front of Robertsons, one <br />addi ional in each of the two outside columns. We have the necessary <br />-11- <br />