SEAFORD, Del. - SOME PEOPLE IN SEAFORD ARE CALLING ON THE CITY TO HELP BRING NEW LIFE TO AN OLD SHOPPING CENTER.
THE OLD NYLON CAPITAL SHOPPING CENTER HAS SEEN BETTER DAYS. WHAT WAS ONCE A BUSTLING PLAZA, NOW SITS MOSTLY EMPTY WITH BOARDED UP WINDOWS, EMPTY PARKING LOTS, AND VACANT STORES.
BRENDA DIXON WORKS AT ONE OF THE FEW STORES THAT'S STILL OPEN AT THE SHOPPING CENTER. SHE SAYS IT'S TIME TO REVIVE THE AREA. "Sunday's it's like a ghost town. We're the only store that's open on Sunday's here and it's crazy. I wish there was more businesses open to thrive. When Woolworth was here, it was constant amount of people. Now, it's just nothing. SEAFORD MAYOR, DAVID GENSHAW, TELLS WBOC HE'S BEEN IN COMMUNICATION WITH THE PROPERTY'S OWNER TO REDEVELOP THE SHOPPING CENTER. WE FOUND CONSTRUCTIONS WORKERS REPARING THE PARKING LOT. ONE WORKER TELLS WBOC A DOLLAR TREE MAY OPEN HERE BY NEXT YEAR. SHOPPERS HOPE THIS WILL ENCOURAGE OTHER BUSINESSES TO COME. "I think it'll be good for the town of Seaford. it'll be good for this shopping center and it'll bring jobs back here to help the community out. it'll be a good thing," says James Spicer. THE MAYOR SAYS IT COULD BE A WHILE BEFORE MORE OF THESE EMPTY STORE FRONTS ARE FILLED. MAYOR GENSHAW SAYS IT WILL BE A HUGE VICTORY FOR MORE BUSINESSES TO OPen IN WESTERN SUSSEX COUNTY.
