It is flat-out retardulous that there isn’t a Target near my house. The nearest one is in what is basically the least accessible part of New Castle County for me. Getting to that North Wilmington location involves only 10 or so minutes on an interstate, but then upwards of 15 on stoplight-ridden thoroughfares to get to the Target contained in the Brandywine Town Center. It’d be faster to get to one in Middletown, which is a slightly further distance but is a straight shot down Route 1.
Well, unless you want to get to the other side of Middletown, which is where they’d probably build it, and which is a 15 minute drive on a 2 lane main drag through down. So nevermind. Just build one right by my house, please.
I was hoping they might, because one has long been rumored to go into the shopping center (I forget the name, and what does it really matter?) across from University Plaza, which is right at the junction of 273 and 95 in Newark, but that doesn’t seem to really be happening. Which is a pity, because that shopping center already has an Old Navy, DFW, Staples, JoAnn’s Fabrics, and Linens and Things, all stores that make me happy in my pants. It also has the worst Boscov’s in history, and if you’re familiar with Boscov’s, that’s saying something. A Target in that location would probably cause me to set up a tent on the grounds. (Probably one I bought at Target.)
Now I see they’re ripping up a huge chunk of the parking lot in University Plaza itself, which makes me almost quiver in anticipation, but a quick check of Target’s New Stores list makes no mention of a new Delaware location. Also, the site they’ve torn up doesn’t seem quite large enough for a Target, and I’m not sure there’s enough parking left to support one anyway. ARGH. Target, why do you tease me so?
I’m sure they’ll build one down here roughly 2 weeks before we move to North Wilmington (better schools up there), which is tentatively scheduled for 2009, assuming I get a massive payraise so I can afford the mortgage payments. Or I sell a kidney or two.
