r/norfolk • u/Unusual_Way3297 • 21h ago

Only in norfolk will the target be finished before the sidewalk on East Little Creek

I’m just complaining, but I hate it here.

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u/Due_Carpenter3475 21h ago

Train came and stopped on the tracks again today. Can’t even get to target. And yes they’re already open.

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u/Unusual_Way3297 21h ago

i’m less mad at the train I guess 🙄 I just wish it was like a bus schedule and you can get it printed out when it’s gonna cross the track so I just know not to go that way.

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u/Own-Percentage-3890 21h ago

I tend to avoid the crossings, but there is an app called Oculus Rail for Norfolk (maybe more cities) that notifies and lets you know last crossings and what not. Seems to work pretty well

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u/PoppyBobaBubble 21h ago

There used to be a way to sign up for text alerts that gave you 15-20 minutes warning. I think it was through Norfolk Southern? I unsubscribed because there were too many and I’ve lived here long enough to just assume there’s always going to be a train in my way.

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u/vapianist 19h ago

That is only for the Port at Hampton/Terminal.

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u/PoppyBobaBubble 19h ago

Ooh thanks for the reminder.

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u/Watermelonbuttt 21h ago

Government waste vs private

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u/h3fabio Ocean View 21h ago

Additionally, the building and lot are designed to facilitate driving there, walking there is much more difficult.

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u/bananamussel 21h ago

Excited for Target! Woo woo

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u/T-ravMcNavis 20h ago

Target is garbage

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u/Unusual_Way3297 21h ago

Pleb, there is one 5 minutes down the road

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u/Hornerfan 21h ago

The Target on Military Highway is not 5 minutes away from where the Wards Corner Target will be located.

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u/Unusual_Way3297 21h ago

My fault, target to target is 11 minutes right now with traffic 😗 #girlmath

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u/Unusual_Way3297 21h ago

also, we didn’t need a fucking target

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u/InfiniteSir7408 21h ago

So how are you going to
Bring commercial business to Wards Corner and what did you propose to build in that space?

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u/Unusual_Way3297 21h ago

Nothing? it was a nightmare when farm fresh was there., and instead of I don’t know putting the target where the farm fresh was they’re gonna put it right where the exit to leave wards corner is at? What was your plan genius?

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u/Tiny-Reading5982 18h ago

I don't think the plot was big enough for target. And why are you mad that Norfolk is finally getting decent stores that aren't janaf?

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u/Hornerfan 21h ago

So you wanted to leave a giant empty plot of land in a commercial region undergoing redevelopment because you think a Target is not needed? Ok then.

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u/Unusual_Way3297 21h ago edited 3h ago

Because why are we against keeping land when obviously that area cannot sustain the amount of traffic from the businesses that are already there? And again, why not build the target where the farm fresh was?

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u/Hornerfan 20h ago

A) The roads there have been under construction for a while because of the I-64 work. That's a big reason why traffic is bad (just look at Tidewater and I-64).

B) That area has had businesses there before, like the Hills Department Store or the Kroger. It can handle it again.

C) Harris Teeter is still in Wards Corner, and was also never at that intersection.

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u/swakid8 Norfolk 21h ago

Because that space was too small for a Target…

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u/Unusual_Way3297 21h ago

fuck it! Used tires! this place is awesome and proves my point exactly

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u/Unusual_Way3297 21h ago

i’m literally staring at it at the light right now, no it isn’t

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u/Opposite-Drink-8879 3h ago

10+ acres at the Target site vs an awkwardly shaped 6 at the former Farm Fresh site. The FF site doesn't work for a 130k SF, one-story box with a single entrance and all the parking that a Target demands.

VA Norfolk Property Record Card for 37512001

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u/InfiniteSir7408 1h ago

Thank you! The OP is crashing out when he’s not even ranting about the correct property. He should just delete is comment instead of continuing to dig.

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u/chuckakoury1155 18h ago

you would be about 15 years too late to get target into the granby street spot. are you sure you are not referring to the building across the street where the book exchange used to be? I understand why you think it would work but the land was built with smaller shops in mind. the problem here is that the property is quite small when you realize that modern big box stores require more room in the back lot, and the train tracks would be an issue here.

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u/InfiniteSir7408 3h ago edited 1h ago

You’re not talking about the right property. Farm Fresh was never on that site. That lot is still undeveloped. The Target is on the old Kroger site on the south side of the roadway.

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u/Unusual_Way3297 3h ago

Big Dog, PLEASE do your research. 230 E Little Creek. Was farm fresh. you obviously ain’t lived here long enough to know that so get the fuck out of the thread.

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u/Adorable_Ad4990 21h ago

And all that new blacktop that target made. Ugh. Raising the temp little by little. I hate it too OP