Lexy 553 Report post Posted December 29, 2005 Well, lets get this party started!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bears 0 Report post Posted December 29, 2005 I think this forum should include northern Mississippi since they're now part of CSA Memphis and maybe extreme east Arkansas. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sleepy 1 Report post Posted December 29, 2005 I don't have a clue what's going on in Memphis other than what I read online. It's 730 miles south of here. Not sure I like these subforums though. I think I'd read more things about areas of the state outside West Tennessee if everything was just plain "Tennessee". EDIT: regarding north Mississippi and east Arkansas--perhaps the "West Tennessee" subforum could list "Memphis MSA". There's a good quarter-million people in the Memphis metro who live in those areas. And Bears, there is no Memphis "CSA". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
monsoon 0 Report post Posted December 29, 2005 I think this forum should include northern Mississippi since they're now part of CSA Memphis and maybe extreme east Arkansas. Maybe we can add that to the description. How would it be worded? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bears 0 Report post Posted December 29, 2005 i was thinking putting West Tennessee/North Mississippi as the forums title so if we ever do get some N. Mississippians, they'll know W. TN would be the appropriate forum. Im not sure what a csa is lol. i always thought it was the area of which people commute to the msa, like some people from areas like Oxford and Tupelo work,play, and shop in the Memphis area. guess i was wrong. as for East Arkansas, i know theres an arkansas forum so that may not be appropriate to put with W. TN. If you want it to be in the description i guess it would be metro Memphis, tupelo, oxford, senatobia, maybe clarksdale?... and thats all that comes to my mind. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rural King 1 Report post Posted December 29, 2005 I think Greater Memphis Area (TN/MS/AR) instead of just Memphis might fit the bill. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kyle 0 Report post Posted December 30, 2005 Some bad news for Jackson It looks like that Davis-Kidd booksellers will close its doors on January 31st 2006. It was the only real urban bookstore in Jackson. Sure we have Bookland and Books-A-Million, but they just don't bring any, what's the word, atmosphere, with their stores. The cafe has already shut down. This closing was because it just wasn't profitable enough around here (kinda like some of the other big-box and retail stuff we've had around here). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rural King 1 Report post Posted December 30, 2005 Location I think killed it, plus Books-A-Million sitting at the "Columns" where so many folks shop didn't help. Had Davis-Kidd been at the Columns or along Vann Drive they may have potentially done much better. What other big box stuff has closed recently? Wasn't Circuit City in trouble (or closing) not long ago, if so I'm sure the Best Buy won't help it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sleepy 1 Report post Posted December 30, 2005 I think Greater Memphis Area (TN/MS/AR) instead of just Memphis might fit the bill. Yeah, that sounds good--"Greater Memphis Area (TN/MS/AR)". I think it ought to include the Arkansas portions of West Memphis/Marion and Forrest City. At least West Memphis/Marion--that area is nearer to downtown Memphis than most of Memphis is. i was thinking putting West Tennessee/North Mississippi as the forums title so if we ever do get some N. Mississippians, they'll know W. TN would be the appropriate forum. Im not sure what a csa is lol. i always thought it was the area of which people commute to the msa, like some people from areas like Oxford and Tupelo work,play, and shop in the Memphis area. guess i was wrong. as for East Arkansas, i know theres an arkansas forum so that may not be appropriate to put with W. TN. If you want it to be in the description i guess it would be metro Memphis, tupelo, oxford, senatobia, maybe clarksdale?... and thats all that comes to my mind. A CSA is a census-defined combination of either 2 msa's or 1 msa and a micropolitan area. While there are 4 micropolitan areas adjacent to the Memphis msa--Forrest City, Clarksdale, Oxford, and Brownsville, the census didn't create a Memphis CSA, presumably because those micropolitan areas didn't reach some threshold commuting standards. I kinda suspect that at least Forrest City will be added by 2010. I have cousins there and they tell me that many folks commute to West Memphis/Marion. Since that area is seeing more and more industrial development, I think commuting to West Memphis/Marion will only increase. You would think, too, that lots of folks in Clarksdale would be working in Tunica, although Clarksdale has its own casino. I think Oxford is probably too self-contained as a university town to have much commuting anywhere else, although I teach with a guy who lived in Oxford and commuted to Rust College in Holly Springs. I don't have a clue about what folks in Brownsville do. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rural King 1 Report post Posted December 30, 2005 ^ Brownsville, TN? Well of course agriculture (lots of cotton in Haywood Co.), the city itself has some small town retail-including strip retail like Wal-Mart, EW James, etc-, it has a Cub Cadet factory (MTD subsidary, mowers), and some other industrial manufacturing, none of which I think pays all that well on the whole. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sleepy 1 Report post Posted December 30, 2005 ^ Brownsville, TN? Well of course agriculture (lots of cotton in Haywood Co.), the city itself has some small town retail-including strip retail like Wal-Mart, EW James, etc-, it has a Cub Cadet factory (MTD subsidary, mowers), and some other industrial manufacturing, none of which I think pays all that well on the whole. Oh, I knew it was mostly an agricultural community. I was just referring to what they do in terms of commuting, which I assumed wasn't much. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kyle 0 Report post Posted December 30, 2005 What other big box stuff has closed recently? Wasn't Circuit City in trouble (or closing) not long ago, if so I'm sure the Best Buy won't help it. I think CC has been closed for several months now and it is up for lease. We also lost some restaurants in the past few years now, namely McAllister's, which has become some BBQ place. It looks like that 'urban' and 'upscale' restaurants and other retail don't do particularly well in Jackson. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rural King 1 Report post Posted December 31, 2005 ^ Circuit City nationally is in bad shape, so the Jackson store is not alone in getting shuttered, I think one or two in Nashville got axed not long ago as well. I've never heard McAllisters, but I usually get BBQ at some "dive" along the road. LOL Urban chains will come to and succeed Jackson in the years to come, but as of right now I really don't think the city is ready yet for alot of urban amenities. Its adding jobs, housing, and retail very rapidly, but it tends to be in roles that serves the local region's population. In 10-15 years I imagine Jackson should be able to start drawing in a sizable white-collar sector (regional corporate offices, local HQs, etc) to augment is industrial, service, and medical sectors, and other more blue collar sectors which will help change the city's population characteristics (ie add a more high scale and urban element) and urban qualities immensly. Right now sprawl and growth is the name of the game in Jackson, it isn't always the prettiest thing, but it will IMO lay the groundwork for a brighter and better future for the city in the years to come. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
