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MuseRider

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27. When I was a kid my dads

Sat May 3, 2025, 08:16 PM

May 3

printing shop had residents upstairs. When my cousins were in town and we were there we were allowed only to go one block from his shop and NEVER EVER to go upstairs under threat of a beating like we had never seen before. Well.......we were pretty young but we had seen some of the women going in and out and how they were kind of dressed some of the time and we saw a LOT of men going in and out. We behaved until we were a little older and we snuck upstairs when our older cousin was there. He told us to go put our ear on the door and when we did he banged on the door really loud and ran. We did get out of there but word got to our dad. We never went up there again. Blocks of businesses had people living above. Surely not all were like my dads renters. My father kept out of all of that. He would never have had anything to do with them. He was shy and had a lot of pride in how he managed his business.. He died before I was old enough to ask about all that.

Oops I forgot we DID go back but it was to play bang on the door and run downstairs. It wasn't much fun as everyone knew what was going on so.......

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Apartments above stores? Not a new idea, but one that may need to be re-implemented in cities [View all] Attilatheblond May 3 OP

Hoping we don't revert to the 'company store' form of living, but I tend to trust COSTCO Attilatheblond May 3 #1

Most of the apartment buildings being built here GenThePerservering May 3 #2

I've lived in an apartment over stores BonnieJW May 3 #20

So did I. Furnished, two bedrooms, utilities included in rent, huge living room, high ceilings, $60 per month. Midnight Writer May 3 #22

My family lived over a steakhouse in Brooklyn musette_sf May 3 #3

Or Chicago. greatauntoftriplets May 3 #13

That was one of my long-time, unfulfilled dreams. MineralMan May 3 #4

I tried to do that when I moved to my current city bhikkhu May 3 #8

Ah, city rules. That's always a potential problem. MineralMan May 3 #10

Costco is a fantastic corporation. I wish more were like them JanMichael May 3 #5

Agreed. 👍 underpants May 3 #6

It would make shopping very convenient Meowmee May 3 #7

I've suggested Costco and Walmart do this for years; it makes so much sense for everyone GulfofMexico May 3 #9

Walmart doesn't have the same business ethos as Costco, which is a notably good employer Hekate May 3 #17

That's been the standard in new development in ATL for 20 years. Ursus Rex May 3 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author GulfofMexico May 3 #12

It is the norm where my wife and I live obamanut2012 May 3 #14

My grandmother, great aunt and one renter lived above the family store/business peggysue2 May 3 #15

These are all over L.A. chowder66 May 3 #16

It's common here in Florida madville May 3 #18

Hoorah! Sadly, Americans cling to the suburban model but it's relatively new and unsustainable. CoopersDad May 3 #19

I visited a "stacked" strip mall once and thought it was cool. forgotmylogin May 3 #21

Its been a thing for s while Cosmocat May 3 #23

Apartments over retail intelpug May 3 #24

My mother and her family lived above a little grocery store.. ananda May 3 #25

We have them JustAnotherGen May 3 #26

When I was a kid my dads MuseRider May 3 #27

I am so proud of my store Tree Lady May 3 #28