Corinth Street

We get the scoop: Ice-cream monopoly to end in Rozzie Square

New joint coming

Of course, I had to rush home to dish up this news: Roslindale Square is getting another ice-cream place. Jimmies, opening soon on Corinth Street, next to Imperial Kitchen, will also serve food on buns.

Currently, Roslindale residents who need ice cream have to travel down to Belgrade for Select Cafe, the former Emack and Bolios. The cafe, which is more of a coffeehouse that serves ice cream, is currently redecorating a bit - and no longer requires people to ask for a key at the counter for the restroom.

They could call it Potemkin Square

With Jax on the way out, Lane, on the Real Whirled, laments the state of Roslindale Square:

... Add that to the list of empty storefronts in our little village. It's almost a joke with people now. Some neighbors say things like; 'What would the village look like with actual stores in those empty spaces? Oh well, we will never know. Will we?'...

You'd think if the residents noticed and cared, that the owners might notice too. They may want to do what they could to fill the vacancy and start making money off of their real estate. But it doesn't seem so.

Ed. Rozzie question: Lane's post also bemoans the loss of Jax just because it's Jax. What does Jax have that that other discount place, across from the park, doesn't? Is it the anti-Jax, repelling all Jax shoppers or something? Obviously, I haven't spent much time in either place; I don't tend to be in need of duvet covers or cheap luggage, I guess.

Rozzie Square landmark, well, Jax, going out of business

Soon all those cheap suitcases chained together that nobody ever seemed to buy will only be a memory: Jax on Corinth Street is closing up shop, which will leave the Square with only one discount shop and which gets Tom Nealon to thinking the joint might make a good new place for his Pazzo Books:

... It's huge and pretty busted up, but a nice location and plenty of room. ...