Green Leaf Asian Spa

[Guardian Angel]

I was curious to see where this spa was actually located as the address was very close to where I used to live. As I expeceted, it was right in the strip mall in a west end community. Just across the street is an elementary school. The spa is surrounded by a local bakery, meat shop and lounge, among other long standing retail businesses in the location.

It is a very busy location.

While I am not opposed to new parlors, I have to wonder how the city could give a license to what they are fully aware of as an operating massage parlor in such an open retail and community location.

They are advertising on Backpage now.

Any other thoughts out there?

G.A.

 

[emilioa4]

personally i would stay away. given the activity from LE on the AMP as of late would make me iffy about going into one of these places especially given your description of its surroundings. if there was no school around it that would be a different story maybe. maybe im wrong about this, but my instinct would be to stay away.

 

[burnman]

A well maintained MP does not offend the community (except maybe the bible thumpers). MPs are registered businesses with the city and (I hope) with the tax collectors. I know an MP that is within stone throw away from a church and a mosque.

I would think most customers that visit MPs are fairly normal guys that away from their "little secret" are outstanding, hard working everyday people with families and kids. I would consider myself in this category.

I would not visit this MP, not because of its location, but because I'm not much into Asian Food (Sorry!!).

 

[emilioa4]

while i agree with you on most of your response here, i do believe there is a distinct difference between a MP next to a church and one thats next to an elementary school. while im not trying to step on any toes here, some people (the general public) may be more inclined to believe that patrons of these establishments would have a higher tendency to prey on students than they would church goers.

just to compare, any new liquor store must be a certain distance from any school (as to prevent any one being influenced to walk into the facility or to have someone provide products from that facility or any association what so ever), so i could see some parents arguing based on that point even, no matter how well the MP may be run. I agree that many people who use these facilities are upstanding people who just need a safe way to satisfy certain needs (myself included), i just think it would be a safer bet to set up shop in a more commercialized area of the city that would better secure the privacy of all people involved.

now im not saying we should banish all MP to the boondocks area of the city, but just rather exercise a bit more caution when choosing a location to set up. until this hobby becomes widely accepted by all people (which wont happen any time soon unfortunately) setting up right across from the schools is only going to provide fuel for the political agendas and media attention that we are trying to shy away from.

 

[overdone]

Any other thoughts out there?G.A.

Yeah, cause weirdos, creeps and pedophiles don't hang out at WEM or playgrounds or coach soccer or volunteer for the scouts. None of them are related to anyone or friends of anyone either.

They are standing outside the mps smoking, just waiting for the chance to pounce on the poor children. Think of the children!!

I also like how the mp shouldn't be there but the lounge seems to be OK, lol

 

[Guardian Angel]

I just found the area to be an unusual spot, having lived there for many years. It just seems there could be better locations, for the city to approve for MP's.

It's just that this in in the heart of a residential area, with no other semi-commercial areas around what so ever. Places like Temptations, Supreme, 50th st, Passions, Prestige are all either included with a variety of other stores on a major retail street or in a commercial area where housing is minor or not all all. I can't think of many if any other MP's that are located in a spot like this.

 

[emilioa4]

thats my point exactly. just as i said in my previous post, i dont think we need to place the MP in the boondocks, but rather in the more "acceptable" areas (higher commercialized districts) this is still an industry that is hotly debated and is often a focal point when politcians and neighborhoods want to look like they are getting crime under control. it is unfortunate, as these MP DO pay licensing fees and taxes (most anyways) so i dont think this should occur, but it still does. yes the studio downtown did have harrasment from the nieghborhood and is still running, but thats not always the case though right? i i think its location of primarily commercial district is what kept it from being shut down. from what i read about this one, this is primarily a residential neighborhood and with a school right across the street. i mean come on??? ok sure it has every right to be there, but again, use some common sense! other studios even when they had full rights to be where they are, still get harrased by the public and LE, this one i think is begging for even more. im not saying that we are "perverts standing outside having a cig" but its still an activity that is not acceptable by the general public (at least published anyways) so yeah, lets enjoy it, but still exercise a little discretion, no?