Thanks for your comment on my question, it was helpful. While I am
still open to a fully researched answer on
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=396974, let me get
your input on the following idea: I post the list I have (with your
additions) of possible businesses that fit my targets and then pay
each researcher who can add to the list via answer or comment. Perhaps
single business answers get $10 and multiple business answers get
more, does this strategy make sense to you?

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Clarification of Question by kingway-ga on 06 Sep 2004 13:23 PDT

Perhaps I was unclear, the $35 here was intended as compensation for
Omnivorous for his comments on my "blue collar" question. I will adopt
the "Lindstrom" format in the future, now that it is pointed out to me
it seems quite logical.

Kingway --

Thanks so much for posting this question for me.  I thought that it
might be interesting to look at some local shopping strips near
Boeing's 747 factory in Everett, WA.  It's a noted blue collar area --
though as you'll see from the last shopping area it has an upscale
middle class neighborhood nearby.

In fact, WA Highway 99 has a large number of used car dealers, said to
be there because of Boeing's old habit of paying bonuses twice each
year -- meaning that young workers (this was back when they HAD young
workers) would buy a sports car, then often have to trade it in when
times got tight.

This is an extremely varied retail area, with everything from pottery
centers (with kiln) to lawn equipment dealers.  Interestingly, the
Seattle habit of putting an espresso stand in every open parking lot
holds true, no matter what the demographics are:

WA HIGHWAY 99

Landscape material
Auto body
Massage parlors (2)
Used car dealers (7)
RV dealers (5)
Pub
Espresso stand
Appliance store
Truck parts (2)
Car rental
Dentist
Oil change
Gas station
Self-storage

AIRPORT WAY

Home Depot
Jack-in-the-Box
Sears parts & repair center
Pawn shop
Hair salon
Vietnamese noodle restaurant
Insurance broker (Allstate)
Gun shop & range
Adult video store
Self-storage
7-11
NAPA auto parts
Tool store
Espresso stand
Lift equipment rental & sales
Union HQ

CORNER SHOPPING CENTER

Safeway food store (the anchor)
Game rental
Florist
Pharmacy
Hair salon
Dollar store
Pho noodles (Vietnamese restaurant)
Child care
Insurance broker
Cleaner
Nail salon
Teriyaki restaurant
Investment broker (Edward Jones)
Tanning salon
Martial arts
Thai restaurant
Naturalife vitamins


MUKILTEO SPEEDWAY (WA 525)

Auto salvage
Auto repair
7-11
Cleaner
Chiropractor
Child care
Oil change
Gas station & car wash
Equipment rental
Self-storage (2)
Espresso stand
Auto interiors
Real estate
Mortgage broker
Chinese restaurant

HARBOUR POINTE STRIP MALL

McDonald's
Veterinarian
Pizza & pasta restaurant
Kitchen Store
Sushi bar & grill
Pet wash
Hair salon
Café
Chiropractor
Tanning salon
Musical equipment dealer
Mexican restaurant
Fitness center
Video store
Pizza Hut
Tobacco store

HARBOUR POINTE

Grocery store (anchor)
Banks (4)
Cleaner
Submarine sandwiches
Hair salon
Travel agent
Jack-in-the-Box
Jeweler
Hallmark store
Nail salon
Pasta-to-go
Golf shop
Radio Shack
Drug store
Expresso stand
Teriyaki restaurant
U-Frame store
Vision center
Physical therapist
Investment broker (Edward James)
Dentist
Assemble-your-own-dinner


Thanks again -- and I hope that this brief survey helps!

Omnivorous-GA

Outstanding work. Very helpful.

Hello kingway-ga,

I'm sure my colleague, Omnivorous-ga, will give you a terrific answer.
In the meantime, you might want to take a look at the approach taken
by another frequent Google Answers customer.  Lindstrom-ga's method
for getting lots of answers to the same question seems to work well
and has made him one of our most popular clients who always elicits
quick and responsive service.

http://answers.google.com/answers/search?q=lindstrom-ga&qtype=all

Good luck.

~ czh ~