tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26198857.post114515376650750514..comments2023-05-07T04:07:39.552-07:00Comments on Saginaw For Sale: ABOUT THIS SITETech Reporterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08898149180137032671noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26198857.post-78494013118834132762016-04-27T23:41:38.535-07:002016-04-27T23:41:38.535-07:00Site is going back up!!! Please leave comments on ...Site is going back up!!! Please leave comments on new closings to add.Saginaw For Salehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16365974828432963413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26198857.post-32505063276308930742014-06-23T12:09:10.798-07:002014-06-23T12:09:10.798-07:00Hi I am the creator of this site. It has been inac...Hi I am the creator of this site. It has been inactive for last few years because the framework on Blogger was acquired by another company and site has had glitches. Looks to be working better now. If anyone want to contribute to it or help please let me know.Saginaw For Salehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16365974828432963413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26198857.post-31829789810103222042012-04-25T23:02:55.876-07:002012-04-25T23:02:55.876-07:00Is this blog still active?Is this blog still active?Michael Kelsonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26198857.post-44721508750547185352011-08-02T09:04:42.073-07:002011-08-02T09:04:42.073-07:00IT SUCKS THIS SITE IS NO LONGER UPDATEDIT SUCKS THIS SITE IS NO LONGER UPDATEDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26198857.post-16673983949359830732009-11-07T14:02:14.748-08:002009-11-07T14:02:14.748-08:00I love this blog, as a Saginaw resident for all my...I love this blog, as a Saginaw resident for all my life I find it interesting.<br /><br />Just wanted to let you know for your next update, that the former Kroger's on Tittabawassee next to Hobby Lobby is now opened as a Big Lots.Michaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26198857.post-46700776331517667152009-10-26T19:23:33.964-07:002009-10-26T19:23:33.964-07:00Well, you all may think I'm nuts but I'm m...Well, you all may think I'm nuts but I'm moving to Saginaw from Florida. I'm going to work for the ONLY people hiring...the government. I have never been to your town and I am southern 42 years, never delt with snow, may freeze by butt off. But I am SICK of hurricanes, the devastation that takes 10 years to rebuild, the preparing for one possibly coming and living without electricity for a week. I am looking forward to your beautiful woods and changing seasons. Here its just hot and humid. But about the economy, it sucks everywhere. I was a real estate broker and I have watched businesses fold around here at an alarming pace. Even ones that had many customers. We have no industry here, just AFB and tourism. We have been hit so hard by the housing market, vacaction homes and condos. But people keep moving here to get away from snow. I can't wait to get up there, and do work that will have a positive impact on other people's lives (veterans). I am looking forward to being a "snow-newbie". Any advice about what's good or where to avoid? Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26198857.post-87091335112786772742009-09-09T19:03:22.473-07:002009-09-09T19:03:22.473-07:00Updates coming soon..
Yes Don Pablos is not occup...Updates coming soon..<br /><br />Yes Don Pablos is not occupied, and finally chi chis building too..<br /><br />Thanks for your comments!saginawforsalenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26198857.post-60296184501665207962009-08-05T11:04:05.640-07:002009-08-05T11:04:05.640-07:00IS THIS SITE STILL BEING UPDATED? I DONT SEE AN UP...IS THIS SITE STILL BEING UPDATED? I DONT SEE AN UPDATE SINCE JAN 2K9<br /><br />DON PABLOS IS REOPENING AS HARVEYS BAR AND GRILL<br /><br />THE OLD CHICHIS IS REOPENING AS CHENS MONGOLIAN GRILL<br />BOTH WILL BE OPEN SHORTLYAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26198857.post-53766453336909483222009-07-01T14:29:46.665-07:002009-07-01T14:29:46.665-07:00We all know things are rough through out the entir...We all know things are rough through out the entire country but with all of this volitility it is also creating opportunity! Things change and we all need to change with the times to make this country and city survive. This is the era of the entreprenuer. We need more people to start thinking of what they can do outside of a "job" to make this country a better place. It's out there -it really is. But more people need to recognize it and take action to breath new air into our economy. I could go on for hours... <br /><br />johnprincinsky@ymail.comjohnprincinsky@ymail.comhttp://perfectjourneyonline.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26198857.post-90469515680882318152009-06-07T22:05:22.367-07:002009-06-07T22:05:22.367-07:00I agree with the comment about Saginaw needing to ...I agree with the comment about Saginaw needing to embrace the business/restaurants we have that are unique to the area. Applebee's, Bennigan's, etc. are a carbon copy experience no matter where you go, but people around here fail to realize that and keep going there over and over. Same can be said for other local businesses as well.<br /><br />Although financial hardship is probably the biggest factor holding Saginaw back, its probably the mentality of the residents doing just as much damage. Everyone around here seems to never want to embrace change or encourage it whatsoever. The whole GM/Delphi shop rat way of thinking reins supreme, and its holding this (and other) communities back. <br /><br />Everything keeps thinking if GM leaves, they are going to come back. FACE IT, they aren't coming back. I don't necessarily support their "outsourcing" but why wouldn't they outsource, if they can get the same productivity at a lower price in a foreign country? I don't know why everyone is so surprised that GM is in the shape its in, its been in the making for decades.<br /><br />And unfortunately, this, coupled with Saginaw's failure to embrace other forms of economic investment and diversity, is what will probably keep this community in the shape its in for quite some time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26198857.post-49939556570781775952009-03-27T13:52:00.001-07:002009-03-27T13:52:00.001-07:00Hello All,I'm from Chicago...but spent plenty of t...Hello All,<BR/>I'm from Chicago...but spent plenty of time in Saginaw. My father grew up in Buena Vista. As a child I use spend my summer vacations in Saginaw. I have great memories of attend summer camp at Buena Vista Lion's park. Even as a child I always thought Saginaw was going to be a "ghost-town". I was born in 1983 so I never really saw Fort Saginaw mall when it was thriving. Now that the township has purchase Fort Saginaw...maybe they can change it for the better. While visitng last summer, I was shocked to see all the businesses that have closed on Bay Rd. Fashion Sq. will soon look like Fort Saginaw. With lack of jobs, how can these business stay open? People don't have the money to just throw away at the mall!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26198857.post-78813289734697644062009-03-10T21:17:00.000-07:002009-03-10T21:17:00.000-07:00I remember going to Baker College in Flint in the ...I remember going to Baker College in Flint in the early nineties. One of the saddest things I remember seeing was this book this woman had of all the people who had been shot (or so I'm assuming, all the causes of death were "sudden death"). The woman couldn't get off the telephone if her life depended on it, sadly enough, and I wonder if the reason for that was all the loss she experienced, and how it ended up forcing her to reach out to people even as she was unable to hold onto them once they responded.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26198857.post-15257154793025132862008-12-23T14:40:00.000-08:002008-12-23T14:40:00.000-08:00I've been gone from the Sagnasty for a while now, ...I've been gone from the Sagnasty for a while now, every time I go back it just gets worse and worse. I would love to one day move back to the area, but with the lack of any kind of valid revitalization effort I don't see how that could ever be a viable option in my lifetime. Growing up it was my dream to see Saginaw become the bustling and thriving city I always imagined it must have once been, sadly it seems there is not much of an effort to accomplish this.Bucs Fanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06493082353092757287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26198857.post-49792417666928348442008-12-04T19:37:00.000-08:002008-12-04T19:37:00.000-08:00The reasons so many business are unable to make it...The reasons so many business are unable to make it in Saginaw is because the lending institutions are useless even some of the credit unions such as Communications which seems to spend insanely on new branches are nothing but ways to make a few of their (the managers and their secret friends) people a private money source at the members expense. The other problem is the high tax (property and personal) rate imposed upon business,it dosen't stop. The insurance rates in Michigan along with the commercial electric bills are out of sight.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26198857.post-80183201205933948082008-10-17T10:42:00.000-07:002008-10-17T10:42:00.000-07:00Love your site. It's truly frightening what's beco...Love your site. It's truly frightening what's become of this area. When it's all laid out in words and pictures on your site you get a real dose of reality. What's unnerving is that for about 70% of the businesses that are closed, there's nothing taking it's place. I've heard from various sources that most of the people that own these closed properties are foreigners and are charging too much. They don't care or have any interest in this area. The fact that Chi Chi's, a popular restaurant across from the only large indoor mall in Saginaw, has been closed for about 8 years speaks volumes. I travel frequently outside the state and have never seen as many empty buildings and malls as there are in Saginaw. Depressing!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26198857.post-82084782528480512802008-08-17T14:34:00.000-07:002008-08-17T14:34:00.000-07:00You seem more concerned with the appearance of Sag...You seem more concerned with the appearance of Saginaw ("eyesore this and eyesore that") which by default is what happens to an area that is experiencing financial hardship. Im sure the ex business owners are really concerned about a manicured lawn or an appearance more cosmetically suitable to please the general public who deems these places "EYESORES" such as yourself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26198857.post-64506864108183846272008-07-07T13:03:00.000-07:002008-07-07T13:03:00.000-07:00Another one bites the dust. 'Tuesday Morning' the ...Another one bites the dust. 'Tuesday Morning' the last remaining store in the former Kmart plaza on Bay Rd has closed. It was a great upscale discount store. Darn!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26198857.post-27795144867003029972008-07-05T18:32:00.000-07:002008-07-05T18:32:00.000-07:00Well, it is sad. I left Chesaning some 29 years ag...Well, it is sad. I left Chesaning some 29 years ago for Texas. Glad I did. I hate to say it , but Michigan is dead. Anyone who stays there is stupid. I don't want to get personal, but sometimes you have to face reality. Saginaw is never going to come back. It's dead. Get out before you're the last one and go south or west out of the state.Some who stay don't want to see the forest for the trees, but the economy is not as bad everywhere. There are jobs, businesses booming and a new life, but it is not in Michigan. I go back once a year to see family, but it's soooooooooo depressing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26198857.post-56019118274617658112008-07-03T11:33:00.000-07:002008-07-03T11:33:00.000-07:00Sarah is right! If we continue to let our communit...Sarah is right! If we continue to let our communities support out of town conmpanies then we will no longer have any jobs in this area. For instance the new Freeland Sports Complex- this is a community group that bases itself on donations from area businesses and local private donations. At least 2 or 3 construction companies that are working on this project are from more than 30 miles away from saginaw. If we do not put money back into the hands of local people we can not expect the area to grow it will only decline. WALMART for example this company has inderectly put at least 5-10 businesses out since they opened! More to come and spread the word support your local businesses! SUPPORT LOCAL JOBS FOR LOCAL PEOPLE COALITIONLocalpeoplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17831933194368696842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26198857.post-22766802222371024352008-06-29T21:25:00.000-07:002008-06-29T21:25:00.000-07:00Another one bites the dust...found out that 'Tuesd...Another one bites the dust...found out that 'Tuesday Morning', the only remaining store in the plaza behind Chili's is closing Monday, 6/30. Was also told by one of the clerks that the entire mall is being sold. It was a great store with unique bargains on upscale goods. The mall will now be another ghostly presence in the ghost town called Saginaw.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26198857.post-4496146097557533442008-06-20T07:44:00.000-07:002008-06-20T07:44:00.000-07:00One of the biggest difference between Saginaw and ...One of the biggest difference between Saginaw and Bay City (as well as other successful towns/cities) is that they support their local business owners. Spencer's, a great Italian restaurant with fantastic live music, is now having to change its format to compete with chain businesses like Applebee's and Beef O'Brady's. It would be nice to see folks in Saginaw embrace something that ISN'T owned by an enormous chain. Edward's is one of the few examples of a local clothing store that is still ticking along.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26198857.post-42792606520651474522008-05-11T19:39:00.000-07:002008-05-11T19:39:00.000-07:00there is another closing business on Wenike and st...there is another closing business on Wenike and state, next to Moonys ice cream i think.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26198857.post-90629625687449089392008-04-26T12:13:00.000-07:002008-04-26T12:13:00.000-07:00This is an interesting site. As an Architect and B...This is an interesting site. As an Architect and Builder, I can tell you that some of the thoughts by posters are just un-informed. For example, someone mentioned about building the new buildings when there are so many vacant ones. To a point, I agree whole heartedly. The architect side of me was educated in sustainability which is designing a building for multiple uses or at least to be able to be easily adapted to the new use. I try to do that whenever I can. One major problem though, most of these buildings have antiquated systems like electrical and heating / air conditioning. In the life cycle of things, sometimes it's just cheaper to build new, with more efficient equipment and products. <BR/>I also agree that we (the Saginaw area) are going through an economic recession and have been for some time (Michigan in general) Even though housing was going gangbuster’s the jobs weren’t. As for the Delphi situation, we need to move on from the large corporate job banks, they are leaving our country all together. The medical industry and small business are where the job lie now. I have a blog about Saginaw also, though I’ve been neglecting it lately due to a lack of time. It’s http://recyclesaginawmi.blogspot.com/ I’ll try to spend a little more time there in the next few weeks.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09266333635644599567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26198857.post-76952073510025179652008-02-26T12:40:00.000-08:002008-02-26T12:40:00.000-08:00Largest, longest vacated eyesore on Bay Rd: the fo...Largest, longest vacated eyesore on Bay Rd: the former K-Mart/Office Depot strip mall right behind Chili's. Pathetic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26198857.post-10635176463341382922008-02-26T12:28:00.000-08:002008-02-26T12:28:00.000-08:00Does anyone know what's going on with the Chi Chi'...Does anyone know what's going on with the Chi Chi's site??? Last year it was announced that a small medical office/retail strip mall was supposed to go in there...and then nothing happened. Then Don Pablos closed down, along with Value City and Dawn Donuts closing on State St. What the heck is happening to this town? I love this blog, even though the news is depressing. On the upside, at least Green Acres is getting the attention it deserves. Kroger is building a Supercenter (with a Starbucks inside) along with a Rite-Aid. I also heard that a new Starbucks is going up in a new retail/office area on Bay Rd..I think it's that place that Shaheen just put up down the street from Denny's. It's got a drive thru window.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com