To tell you the truth, like most things ‘Chuck’ I will be surprised if this place gets built;
Today, it was announced that Sioux Falls will be home to a new business and entertainment attraction.
Chuck Brennan, the founder of Dollar Loan Center and the Brennan Rock & Roll Academy, announced plans for Badlands Pawn, Gold & Jewelry.
The new venture is a $15 million, 40,000 square foot business that is scheduled to be open by Thanksgiving, 2015. It will be located near the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center.
The business will include:
- The largest pawn shop in the Midwest
- 24-hour, live FM radio station called the Badlands Radio Network
- An in-house mint that will make Badlands-branded gold and silver
- A gun shop with shooting range
- Tattoo parlor
- House band led by Ron Keel
- Concert stage for guest to tryout gear
- Entertainment Agency
- Ticket broker
Yes, all things we need more of in Sioux Falls. Thanks for the laugh Chuck.
Too bad that, unlike Sioux Falls’ original huckster and exploiter of the poor, T. Denny Sanford, Brennan hasn’t figured out how to get Huether to build this place for him so he can just put his name on it.
Legalize prostitution and Brennan would put a brothel next to it, completing his vision of transforming Sioux Falls into his own personal Las Vegas. We already know he’s got no problem patronizing the hookers…
http://goo.gl/lFOZUM
i’m sure the city “jumped” on this because nothing else is happening out there. i also noticed from the press conference photos, that the jamison family is involved. will greg abstain from any votes regarding this 21st century buffalo ridge?
Horndog, I was thinking the exact same thing. To heck with Sanford Falls, it should be Ironic Falls.
Where will everyone park?
Just a couple of weeks ago the argus, and the departed David Montgomery were acting like a real newspaper.
http://www.argusleader.com/story/news/politics/2014/12/13/payday-loans-cease-south-dakota/20387531/
Now, with brennan willing to develop, a crook is now an idol. Why is it SF seems to attract predators?
Ol’ 200-buck Chuck.
Before I read the article I was hoping it was going to be major competition for the Event Center, in the line of concerts, etc.
Perhaps Sioux Falls will revert back to years gone by when it was the divorce capital making lots of money while people stayed long enough to meet residency requirements. Then Sioux Falls can be called Peyton Place by the “Ironic Falls.”
I’m still trying to wrap my mind around Darrin Smith’s comment “If this isn’t entertainment, I don’t know what is.” This is our community development director, someone who doesn’t know what entertainment is. Or, more accurately, what entertainment means in Sioux Falls. No, not everything has to be family friendly, Midwest squeaky clean. BUT, we are also not Vegas, or Sturgis, or Deadwood and I think it may be a bit of a branding mistake to build as if we are.
It just ain’t Mike’s week, is it? First he has to basically tell us that the RR relocation project is on hold (dead- why wasn’t BNSF at the press conference?) Then councilor Jamison’s brother, Randy, has a press conference to build the world’s largest pawn shop, right across the street from the dented up Events Center (hey, Chuck, maybe you can get a deal on some used siding?). If I was Mike, I wouldn’t go back to work until January 1st.
Time for some cartoons, l3wis.
This type of development reminds me of the zone just outside military bases. How about add some strip bars and massage parlors? There’s a new indoor carnival concession called RISE set to open. This area might become known as ‘Boystown’.
I saw the KDLT bit about this. Darrin Smith looked ashamed. Notice how Huether has distanced himself. Were it a hotel, he’d be there breathing the attention.
City can possibly pawn the siding. Low transportation costs.
Can I take off some of that dented siding from the EC and sell it at Badlands Pawn across the street? They could smelt it away along with any evidence.
Dan, I remarked to a friend yesterday that the only thing missing from Chuck’s “vision” was a strip club. Then he’d have it all! Strippers, gun lovers, tat freaks, washed up rock “stars”, get rich schemers, welfare mothers, etc. etc. etc.
Nothing against any of those types of people, of course. 🙂
Too bizarre to be believed, sounds like a “racy” Wall Drug to me!….and to think the city thinks this is entertainment at its best? What next!!!!?
As long as the man can get the police on his side, I see no problem with this business plan.
Will they have free donuts for veterans like Wall Drug does? I hope so.
I’m a vet. Donuts sound good. How bout creme puffs and we shoot holes in them? Is this a progressive city or a sideshow?
Only if the donuts feature Chuck’s face.
This will be good for the arts in this town since the symphony players will have another place to pawn their spare instruments to make ends meet.
Oh yes anom, the tired old complaint about SD symphony musicians not making money, they should team up with the teachers and pool their money to buy tissues, or do the smart thing like Hornguy, and get the fuck out of here.
Or the tired old complaint about people who wait tables who don’t make money and bitches about his customers in his blog.
Who the fuck wants to read that shit all the time?
🙂
It should be named ‘Sanford Pawn’ because the middle class must stop there to pawn something before they can afford tickets to the events center.