Here Are The Businesses People Would Love To See In Ellsworth

There seemed to be little doubt that Trader Joe's was mentioned the most, along with Whole Foods, its main competitor. It would be amazing if at least one of these two popular food stores moved into the city.

Texas Roadhouse, Longhorn Steakhouse, and the word "steakhouse"  itself were mentioned numerous times.  People want a chain restaurant where they can eat a great piece of meat!

We got the feeling that respondents would like to see Walmart have a little competition in Ellsworth.  Target was mentioned a lot!  Stores like Kohls and Old Navy were brought up a bunch as well.  Regular everyday Maine people want a place to buy a shirt.

Downeasters love to make things, and mentioned places like Hobby Lobby an other craft stores.  Does The Christmas Tree Shop fall into this category?  Maybe, because commentators brought that business up a lot too.

Drive by the Downeast Family YMCA any weekday afternoon or Saturday morning, and the parking lot is darn near full.  After reviewing the results of this poll question, it's obvious that fitness types would like to see a few more gyms in the city.

The Maine Coast Mall movie theater has been closed for a few years now, and apparently movie lovers would like to see a new flick a little closer to home than Bangor.

This very popular store from back when had it all, even a soda fountain old time lunch counter. It once stood on Main Street in Ellsworth across the street from The Grand, and is still loved by many who remember it fondly. It was mentioned a lot!  We'd like to say that maybe someday a smart and well off business person or a company will produce something like J.J. Newberry's again and carry an inventory of items that were mentioned often in this poll. But probably not.