A businessman in Springfield, Oregon, says it’s time for the city to embrace its most famous fictional residents and create a shopping district with a “Simpsons” theme.
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Springfield businessman wants Simpsons district
Jack Koehler says his business has been up since he put a set of Simpson statues in front of his store
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- Published: 10:16 July 18, 2012
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- FILE - In this undated publicity photo released by Fox, characters from the animated series, "The Simpsons," from left, Maggie, Marge, Lisa, Homer and Bart, are shown. The show's producer said Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011, that the show can't continue under its current financial model. That follows a report that big pay cuts are being sought for the actors who provide voices for Homer, Marge and Bart Simpson and the other characters. (AP Photo/Fox)
Jack Koehler owns Sweety’s Frozen Yogurt, and he says business has been up since he put a set of Simpson statues in front of his store. He thinks the city should get involved, and he is proposing that a few blocks of downtown Springfield be turned into a Simpsons-themed shopping district.
The city’s community relations manager, Niel Laudati, tells KVAL there’s no demand from the public, and he doubts anyone wants to spend tax dollars to licence cartoon characters.
But Laudati says the city would get behind the idea if it would benefit downtown and if other business owners and the community supported it.
The Simpsons show creator Matt Groening acknowledged earlier this year that the western Oregon city about 100 miles south of his hometown of Portland is the basis for the Springfield in his sitcom.
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