These Were Your Ideas for This Vacant Building in Troy

Troy residents and Patch readers offered insight and articulate opinions all day when we asked what they would like to see at a local commercial vacancy.

If dishes like fried okra and smoky ribs are your favorite, you'll likely remember Rib City in Troy (on John R Road, north of Maple Road) as being closed.

Several residents remarked that, indeed, they'd like to see Rib City reincarnated:

Kinda like Rib City! — Cindi Weber Fournier (Via Facebook)

Rib City! — Marcy Calcutt Weber (Via Facebook)

Rib City back in there — Sarah Ferrington (Via Facebook)

Others offered suggestions for a different type of restaurant:

Applebee's — Namratha Kamath Prabhu (Via Facebook)

A vegetarian restaurant. As far as I know, there isn't one in Troy anymore and it would be great to have that option.— Linda C (Via Patch)

One reader offered an interesting perspective, as well as several ideas:

Unfortunately, a restaurant probably won't make it in that location. On one side is a party store, on the other is the beginning of a residential area. It would be interesting to see what could survive in that location. We don't need another drug store, coffee place, or phone store. Maybe the city should just take over that piece of property and make a dog park or a park with swings, slides, etc. There is always the possibility that a dollar store could work in that space! — Barbara Koehn (Via Patch)

You don't need to be a commerical developer or city planner — or have money to invest in a business project — to have the next great idea. We want to hear about it.