LightBulb Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 What will happen to the old Whitstone Garage site, now that they have sold out to Jackson`s ? With the size parking there, and the size of the property, it would have made a good retail site, Tesco Express/ Shoprite, however, if the bypass goes ahead then there would be little passing trade, so what could it be used for ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Flint Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 felt museum? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yootalkin2me Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 McDonald's should buy the site and relocate there to stop the fooking traffic blockages on Peel Road. Then the old McDonald's site could be used as a Felt Museum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Non-Believer Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 Just been reading about it in the Indy (P3). Vacated virtually overnight, leaving Malew Commissioners shocked at the speed of the exit. Owners declined to comment at Indy's queries re the site's future. Big patch of concrete and weeds then? Maybe a bit too open and public for dogging? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulb Posted September 6, 2018 Author Share Posted September 6, 2018 2 minutes ago, Non-Believer said: Just been reading about it in the Indy (P3). Vacated virtually overnight, leaving Malew Commissioners shocked at the speed of the exit. Owners declined to comment at Indy's queries re the site's future. Big patch of concrete and weeds then? Handbrake turner`s paradise, for the locals then, ( for a while anyway ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulb Posted September 6, 2018 Author Share Posted September 6, 2018 5 minutes ago, yootalkin2me said: McDonald's should buy the site and relocate there to stop the fooking traffic blockages on Peel Road. Then the old McDonald's site could be used as a Felt Museum. Not when KFC are moving next door to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulb Posted September 6, 2018 Author Share Posted September 6, 2018 6 minutes ago, Non-Believer said: Just been reading about it in the Indy (P3). Vacated virtually overnight, leaving Malew Commissioners shocked at the speed of the exit. Owners declined to comment at Indy's queries re the site's future. Big patch of concrete and weeds then? Apart from the felt museum, what else could it be used for ? Parking for the Castletown Shopping Centre, Re-devolpment by Dandare, airport parking, Southern Division of Goverment Offices, Old Peoples Home, Charging centre for Electric Cars, Petrol Station, Skate Board Park, ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTF Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 20 minutes ago, LightBulb said: Apart from the felt museum, what else could it be used for ? Parking for the Castletown Shopping Centre, Re-devolpment by Dandare, airport parking, Southern Division of Goverment Offices, Old Peoples Home, Charging centre for Electric Cars, Petrol Station, Skate Board Park, ? it was a petrol station at one point, no use having another one there again when there is another one a few hundred yards away. it will be apartments eventually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesultanofsheight Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 41 minutes ago, Non-Believer said: Just been reading about it in the Indy (P3). Vacated virtually overnight, leaving Malew Commissioners shocked at the speed of the exit. Owners declined to comment at Indy's queries re the site's future. Big patch of concrete and weeds then? Maybe a bit too open and public for dogging? It’s called the Jacksons effect. Another site freed up for development because the franchise rights passed to Jackson’s on the IOM Business Park. Same as the new drive in KFC on Peel Road which was formerly Eurocars. It’s freeing up lots of sites to be better capitalized on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b4mbi Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 49 minutes ago, Derek Flint said: felt museum? Monorail terminal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Flint Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 Perhaps Government could buy it. Lot of history and nostalgia there. Coaches used to drive past and everything. It’s where the rich island folk went for their new car at one time. It could be called “Mercedes World” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulb Posted September 6, 2018 Author Share Posted September 6, 2018 31 minutes ago, WTF said: it was a petrol station at one point, no use having another one there again when there is another one a few hundred yards away. it will be apartments eventually. The same could be said about the "Spar" Airport garage, that was a petrol station for many years and closed down, then re-opened very many years later, not that far from the Station Garage, or S and S motors ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulb Posted September 6, 2018 Author Share Posted September 6, 2018 27 minutes ago, thesultanofsheight said: It’s called the Jacksons effect. Another site freed up for development because the franchise rights passed to Jackson’s on the IOM Business Park. Same as the new drive in KFC on Peel Road which was formerly Eurocars. It’s freeing up lots of sites to be better capitalized on. Man in pub yesterday, says Mylcreests, Ocean Ford, and Kirk Micheal Motors, will soon follow suit, is this a monopoly ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Power Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 5 minutes ago, LightBulb said: Man in pub yesterday, says Mylcreests, Ocean Ford, and Kirk Micheal Motors, will soon follow suit, is this a monopoly ? Mylchreests and Ocean Ford are sound, KM don't have a franchise so should be fine. The harsh reality of doing business on the IoM will kick in for Jackson's sooner or later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoTail Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 There's something distinctly iffy about the whole Jacksons setup. I wonder how long they will last, unless it is some kind of money laundering operation I would not give it more than 2 years. I have not been to see it, and don't propose to but driving round the roundabout going to B&Q it does not look like it is buzzing with customers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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