What Should Replace Bowl 58? [Empty in Riverhead]

New stores and restaurants are returning to downtown Riverhead, but there are more than a handful of empty or boarded-up storefronts in the community, a sign of the hard times Riverhead, and the country, has faced.

Riverhead Patch is going to spotlight some of these vacant businesses to start a discussion in the community about what can, could or should be done to make use of the abandoned places across town and revitalize Riverhead.

A couple years back, developer Joe Albanese made headlines with Bowl 58, a bowling alley/restaurant near the intersection of Routes 58 and 25.

Unfortunately, after receiving tax abatements and even a certificate of occupancy, Bowl 58 never opened.

The building on site remains much like it did in 2009, with lights inside even glowing on a recent weekday.

According to the Town Assessors' office, Jeffrey Rimland, who owns the building currently housing the Red Collection, has purchased the property's note, giving him the title to the property should the current borrower fail to meet the mortgage requirements. The property is currently in foreclosure for failure to make mortgage payments.

What would you like to see at the Bowl 58 site? A bowling alley, as was previously planned? Or something else?