This strip center is located off of Peachtree right across from the Brookhaven Marta station and is a great example of a recycled strip center. Many businesses have come and gone, but the biggest transformation is that of the retail space in the middle of the shopping center. What was once a grocery store turned into Wilson & Sons Antiques. As Timothy Davis states in The Miracle Mile Revisited, "cast off supermarkets are both more affordable than new buildings and ideally located for providing community services." Although the space sits empty yet again, I'm sure the owners had the same thought process as Davis when they leased this space. As you can see, the shopping center does not get many visitors except for the Blockbuster at the end. Perhaps if more money had been spent updating the center (as in the example below) more people would be drawn to it.
More money and effort was put into the transformation of the strip center at the corner of Howell Mill and Collier Road than the last example. The largest retail s
pace here was once a low end grocery store, followed by a low end drug store. It sat empty for a time until Publix purchased the space, remodeled it, and brought life back to the shopping center. As you can see, every space is rented and the parking lot is full! Even though the strip center is recycled, it was made to look new and modern instead of left dingy and clinging for life. Although this process might not be historically accurate it saved Publix a good amount of money not having to build a new store from the ground up and increased surrounding property value.
pace here was once a low end grocery store, followed by a low end drug store. It sat empty for a time until Publix purchased the space, remodeled it, and brought life back to the shopping center. As you can see, every space is rented and the parking lot is full! Even though the strip center is recycled, it was made to look new and modern instead of left dingy and clinging for life. Although this process might not be historically accurate it saved Publix a good amount of money not having to build a new store from the ground up and increased surrounding property value. 
This ethnic strip is located off of Buford Highway, a part of Atlanta full of multiple ethnicity's located in a small area. Some towns have "Little Italy" or "Chinatown," but we have the melting pot that is Buford Highway. In most of the shopping centers along this road, you can find a mix of Hispanic, Vietnamese, and Chinese vendors all in one place. The chance of gentrification of this area is very slim as the area has been like this for some time and is very run-down. It would take a lot of time, money, and labor to really make this area sparkle.
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