Bass Pro Dead (finally)

[Effigy]

Originally Posted by yokes

Cool. Can't wait to see what doesn't move to downtown next. Was anyone really surprised this fell through?

Seriously where else can you offer up 40 mil or so and have some one say "Nah pass"

Back in the '70s the company was called "Global SA" and both the Courier Express and The Buffalo Evening News were all over its' magical transformational abilities.

Does any old timer other than me remember this?

It is history repeating itself.

They were entertained like visiting Maharajahs, and in the end were a fraud. No so different than today.

[Effigy]

I'm not in Michael Moore's camp, but rust belt cities' revival all start and end the same way. Failure.

[Effigy]

For entertaining such a pie-in-the-sky design?

[DR_GONZO]

HOORAY!!!!!!! Cabela's should be contacted, without dangling taxpayer money in front of them!

Now on to defeat that stupid cable bridge b.s.!!!!!!

[Linda_D]

Originally Posted by WNYresident

We should review....

Bass Pro Front Page Ad : June 5th, 2005, 08:39 AM




We've been bs'ing about this for over 5 years! I wonder how many tax dollars were spent on this.

Actually, the courting of Bass Pro began in 2001, so it's closer to 10 years than 5. It only became "definite" in 2004.

Good riddence.

[Linda_D]

Originally Posted by Trolls_r_us

honestly, if $40 million dollars and a sweetheart deal is not enough to get a store to come, then they obviously do not think there is a good market for them here

IF they thought Buffalo was a great market, they would be here already.

It was NEVER really going to happen, bottom line.

Exactly. It didn't take them 9 years and $40 million in bribes to get the Toronto store built ... and it was proposed after the Buffalo store and has been open for at least 3 years already.

[joe d.]

Originally Posted by BorderBob

I saw the picture of the old Aud (site of the Bass Pro Shop) with water beginning to fill up the hole there. I wa reminded of the hole we had filling with water adjacent to the Niagara Falls State Park.

I wonder how much water will collect there before something is done?


b.b.

THEY'RE ....breeding politicians there....fill it in!

[DR_GONZO]

Although everyone wants to throw blame around, bottom line, numbers don't lie. This corporate fishing store's numbers are down. I wouldn't be surprised if they shutter some of their stores because of this.

[DR_GONZO]

Now Higgins can get back to his investigation on those gas prices he started last year... Right???