Downtown Plainville

[Shawmut]

Some major development news for Plainville as Jeff Kinney has purchased a major portion of the downtown in plans to redevelop the area. More can be found at: https://plainvillesquare.com/

I am curious to see how this comes out. It's great that Plainville has someone like Jeff who is willing to put so much towards the community.

 

[palindrome]

I was hopeful when I read the sun yesterday, but a little underwhelmed after seeing the result. Still—credit to Jeff for an unlikely story and building off that vision.

 

[New England Born & Raised]

Given where this is located about halfway between the Emerald Square and Wrentham Outlets shopping areas, I do not think a big scale development was likely. This seems to fit in well with what Wimpy Kid series author Kinney has already done with his Unlikley Story bookstore. I can remember when that was for a long time the former Falk's sitting there empty in a deteriorating state. Plainville has done well to create a town center along this stretch of Rte 1A with its library/town hall/police fire complex.

 

[Shawmut]

Nice little write up on Boston.com https://www.boston.com/news/local-n...ys-plainville-revitalization/?p1=hp_secondary

 

[Shawmut]

Some photos before all the demo begins in the next week or 2

 

[palindrome]

Not downtown but Plainville. New Marketbasket coming to rt1.

Market Basket planned off Route 1 in Plainville

PLAINVILLE -- It's been long talked about a Market Basket would be opening in town, and that is coming closer to fruition.

www.thesunchronicle.com

 

[New England Born & Raised]

I am old enough to have eaten here back when it was a restaurant before becoming a dance studio:

Phote courtesy of Shawmut from previous post.

 

[Shawmut]

Cool event to kick off the project this morning, hardhats for the kids, and Jeff signed a bunch

 

[mass88]

Again, this is a really great project for the town. Perhaps asking a bit too much, but it would have been even better if they could have found a way to buyout a couple of houses in the red circle and open the whole area up to have a nice town green that flows through to Telford Park, the town pool and the small pond here.

 

[themissinglink]

"Wimpy Kid" author's Massachusetts bookstore loses 6 figures a year. He still has big plans for downtown.

Jeff Kinney, the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" author and owner of An Unlikely Story, is determined to make Plainville proud.

www.cbsnews.com

The Plainville Square website set up by Kinney envisions an anchor restaurant, retail space, and a common green space for outdoor performances and food trucks. He estimates the project will cost between $17 million and $35 million, but said he hopes it could change the town "for generations to come."