What Should Go In All Those Empty Smith Street Storefronts?

CARROLL GARDENS, BROOKLYN — The sight is a familiar one for anyone who's spent time in the Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill area.

Rows of storefronts on Smith Street, that once likely held local coffee shops, retail and office spaces, now vacant with "for lease" or "for sale" signs in their empty windows.

Patch took to our Facebook page (which you should like if you live in the area) and asked residents what they'd like to see go in on the major neighborhood corridor.

Here's a sampling of what they had to say.

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Remy McFadden: "An affordable gym would be a nice addition to the neighborhood."

Molly Goggins Talbot: "Anything but a bank or real estate office."

Lisanne Therese: "Something normal and useful like another Winn Discount."

Cynthia Simmons: "Manicure place. Or a bank."

Toni D'Andrea: "A Cajun restaurant"

Al Timmer: "Gun shop"

Ariana Martuscello: "Organic hair salon"

Do you agree with any of these? Have any ideas of your own? Share them in the comments below, or comment on our Facebook post here.

Photo: Marc Torrence, Patch Staff