What would be a good business to start in Blairstown?

That's a tough one. Everyone seems to want a gym. A good bakery would be nice. A ShotRite or Wegmans instead of the A&P. A health food restaurant or Thai restaurant.

the last gyms went out the door, a bakery was great .....shoprite in stead of tractor supply would have been better .....a new restaurant mmmmmmmm sound delicious...anyway ...lets not get over populated with business even tho its a good thing.....we don't want to look like ledgewood....

The Azeneca center runs aerobics classes if you are interested.

Someplace w/ a DRIVE THRU to get coffee /bagel in the morning. Doesn't have to be Dunkin or Starbucks. I have 2 kids under 4 and it is very inconvenient to stop and walk in because I'd have to schlep them w/ me and usually don't have the time for that in the AM.
Or like anonymous said something for families and tweens. I thought the Old A&P would have been a great place for that...skating rink / bowling / pool hall, etc...

Anne
November 17, 2008 12:49 pm · Link

Oh, and I agree about a good Thai restaurant, or maybe even a restaurant that just sells salads and health foods. A book trading store (I've got hundreds of paperbacks)
Or, a movie theatre. That would be good. I truly dislike having to drive down to Rockaway for a nice theatre.

JoAnne
November 17, 2008 7:26 pm · Link

Jill from the Cupcake Factory is bringing us some samples to try. If you're in the area of Marksboro today stop in to pick up a little something.
We're at Mile marker 12 on 94. Small blue building near the old Marksboro Church. American Advantage Mortgage

1st
ShopRite...we assume you are loaded...hehe!

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Movie Theater

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A good restaurant, my advice forget about fancy or alternate food like Thai...I suggest a restaurant that the folks around here can bring the entire family to for a reasonable price. I don't know of a place like this other than Luigi's Rancho out on 46 in Belvedere. They have a large enough place where they can accomodate the family. There is nothing like that out here other than the Hardwick House which is overpriced.

There have been a couple Sporting Goods stores here in the past. When I was a kid there was Rich's World of Sports which carried baseball/softball/soccer/basketball/football supplies, and if memory serves me correctly he also had hunting/fishing supplies. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong. That store used to be in the strip mall with Dominick's Pizza and then moved into the strip mall across from the A&P before eventually closing. The other Sporting Goods store I don't know much about other than that it was a hunting/fishing supply store, not the other kind. This one was also in the strip mall with Dominick's Pizza, but many years after Rich's World of Sports had closed.

I honestly don't think a store like this would prosper in Blairstown. Dicks, Models, and Sports Authority aren't so far away that people mind driving to them. I can't see a sporting goods store selling enough to cover the rent and still make a profit.

I vote for Thai food myself. Though I don't mind the ride to Thai Thani on Rt 611 just over the border.

Lori...since '73
November 19, 2008 8:55 pm · Link