how about another bar...there aren't nearly enough bars in salem

A bookstore would be wonderful there with convenient parking and a quick walk for children as well as adults.

how about the YMCA

A welfare enforcement agency.

mayors of salem museum

Trader Joe's!!!

(someone had to say it)

A place that sells breakfast at dinner time.

Yes!!! Agree with bringing Trader Joes somewhere in Salem!!!!!

Formaggio Kitchen!
or
The Fishmonger!

they sit side by side in Huron Village.

if i didn't live in Salem, that would be my neighborhood in Cambridge.

A new Ted Cole's. Why is Salem waning its music scene? Thank Lemmy, musicians are a tenacious breed.
I don't care about sports, and you don't care about live music, so...why are we in the same place? How about a venue specific to jam? Not a sport bar. Not a "venuerant". A freakin place to enjoy music, nightly. Without some overgrown hate muppet running the place, would be nice....

A coffee house with a cafe menu, live music in the evening. it could serve the purpose of an additional breakfast/ lunch venue for Court Houses and day businesses in area, and a place for locals and tourists alike in the evenings.

How about a Fish and Chip shop, Salem could use a good chippie.

How about a massage salon and spa?

The fact that it was the original location of FIRE HEADQUARTERS a Fire Museum seems like a good choice.

JAW

A store that carries clothes that people actually fit into but no one sells unless customized. Plus size, mini and quirky sizes 3,5, 7, 11,13 etc. pants for the straight waist no rear,or the big bottom small waist, bras you cant find anywhere,sock and shoe size 13 and up and 1 and under all the sizes no one can find anywhere,wide shoes and clothes or the super narrow and thin etc. Gloves and hats in not just sm med n large, that fit. Salem is just the most quirky town in the world...perfect spot for this nonconformist, historic ecclectic. If I had the capital or credit Id do it myself ! Or anything that provides jobs!

Downtown Salem has no mens clothing store, no stationary store (strange considering all the lawyer offices), or a cafeteria style restaurant (Brothers is not in the downtown). Anyone of those would work.

registry of motor vehicles office with a dunkin donuts inside. we cant have enough dd in salem.

How about something for the tourists? Maybe witch themed, it could work.

Gene - there's a mens store right downtown, next door to the Gulu. And what do you mean Brothers isn't downtown?

I want Pho. Pho, Pho, Pho. Either that or a butcher or fishmonger. Why do I have to drive to Beverly to get my fish and meat?

Bookstore/stationery supplies needed-- but someone with vision to give these services a modern twist-- maybe add ereader rentals (the devices), some WIFI and even a couple of rent-by-the-15 minute-desktop machines for those whose internet access is off. Open up a counter to the coffeeshop next door and furnish with chairs and a couple of lounges. Also a used books free trade shelf. Just have to figure out the right combo of revenue-generators and traffic generators.

This same question keeps coming up for property all over downtown and the wharf and the vacancy rate is going up.

It should be something Salem can really use,like a parking meter manufacturing facility.

a sexy leather shop for bikers