Culture
A Walmart, Once Spurned, Now Welcomed With Open Arms
Officials in Kansas thought Walmart would ruin a mixed use development. Seven years later, the big box store is the project's saving grace
In 2004, when developers offered to tear down a shopping center in Mission, Kansas, and replace it with a Super Walmart, the city said no. They were hoping for (and soon signed on) a more "pedestrian friendly" development.
Seven years later, that initiative - now an empty field stalled by the recession - is being brought back to life by a new tenant: Walmart.