Santa Clarita Shopping…Or Not!
Leaving Santa Clarita to go shopping is kind of common around here. I mean let’s face it; we have a pretty crappy mall. I know we just got Macy’s, but it still has the Rob May feel. Typically when you walk into a Macy’s you feel ready to shop and spend money on high quality items. There is something about walking into a Macy’s or Nordstrom that is somewhat exhilarating. Our Macy’s just doesn’t have that. The store still seems a bit cluttered to me and dark. There are still departments where you are looking around to try and find help.
There was an article in the Signal this morning about residents leaving the valley to shop. The article didn’t even address the mall issues. The focus of the article was building shopping in downtown Newhall. I really don’t think that is a resolution at all. In my opinion, residents that can take the time and have the resources to leave the valley to shop would do just that rather than shop in downtown Newhall. I just don’t think that adding a few specialty shops to that area is the answer.
It’s all about the mall. Build it out, and then build it up. Add Nordstroms. Buy the land across the street, add a bridge and grow to the other side of McBean. Add another movie theatre. I mean there are all sorts of resolutions I would have expected to read in this article, but to focus on downtown Newhall is not one of them.
