Let's hope that you are right, Mrmidtown.
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Originally Posted by Young Gun
Eastside, In recent dicussions with some members of the Harrisburg Young Professionals there is supposedly now 3 distinct markets in the Harrisburg MSA. West Shore (obviously) and now the east shore is supposedly split into the Colonial Park area, and the East Harrisburg Area.
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The West Shore/East Shore thing, I buy it (even though it has always been laughable at best to me LOL). But to split up the East Shore in that way is kind of silly to me, as A) those places aren't even close to big enough to support themselves and B) the Colonial Park area is an older' 'burb and has always been right in the mix of it all. If (and that is a really big "if" there) I was going to split up the ES, I would say it is two areas with the second starting at West Hanover and heading to Hershey. But in that case it proves my point even more and the East Mall (er excuse me, the
Harrisburg Mall) is not even in the equation because those folks seem to stay in their world or head even further east.
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I don't think the new movie theatre is just another. I think it is serving a needed market. Where in Harrisburg on the east shore is there a place to see movies?
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Umm let's see here, off the top of my head: The Regal, Colonial Park Mall, Colonial Commons...and these are all very, very close to each other. To add another 14 screens so close at a time when box offices are seeing a dramatic drop in movie goers is quite silly IMO. If you can't already find a movie theatre close to you on the East Shore, then you aren't even trying!
And then head right cross the river into the WS and you have how many?!? IMO the HBG metro is SATURATED already.
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Besides, a theatre will bring people to the mall, meaning it should increase traffic at the mall and help all the businesses out.
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That is not always the case and this is why we have seen many mall movie theatres across the country close over the years and replaced by stores. My personal preference: a mall IS a good place for a theatre so I do support this theatre being at the HBG Mall in theory. But what I am not supporting is yet another one, as the market is already saturated enough IMO.
Nice find, crs921! Make no mistake about it: I do miss living in Shipoke and walking/jogging along the river at night, watching the lights reflect off of the Susquehanna.
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The CC Comm. are so short-sighted!!! And I see it has already been mentioned, but Camp Hill, Mechanicsburg, Wormleysburg...LOTS of congestion in these parts!!!
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