When Torme's closed over a year ago the Birmingham News article made it sound like there were some talks in place for a new store to replace it. If so then they are either moving VERY slow or they have since fallen apart. I only made it to Torme's once while they were there, but Aldi's would see me every week.
It would take some work and vision to get ALDI here: more parking probably, maybe a raised roof and this area of downtown isn't the most traveled (all the locations of ALDI I've seen so far are on major multi-lane, two way thoroughfares). Second Avenue is multi-lane but it is one way. Some momentum has been lost from other projects too: According to BhamTerminal.com the brewpub planned for around the corner in the old Jimmie Hale Mission is now off the table.
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Putting an Aldi downtown is a great idea. The stores are the right size for a lot of existing buildings, for one thing, and the price points would be quite attractive.
How do we contact them and encourage them to locate downtown?
contact aldi at aldi.com and let them know you might have apossible location for a new store.
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