America's Largest Cities Without A Downtown Starbucks
Starbucks is the largest coffeehouse company in the world, with 21,536 stores in 64 countries and territories, including 12,218 in the United States. However,if you're looking for Frappauccino in one of these city's downtowns you'll find yourself out of luck. Here's the five largest cities in the United States where you won't find a single Starbucks location downtown.
5. Bridgeport, CT
945,438 (2014 Metropolitan Area population)
This city won't be on this list for long. By late 2015, Starbucks and Chiptole will become the first tenants in a massive urban-oriented waterfront development called Steelpointe Harbor.
4. Tulsa, OK
969,224 (2014 Metropolitan Area population)
With its downtown held hostage by a loop of freeways, if you wan't a tall Blonde Roast, you'll need to drive a few miles south to a strip mall across the street from the St. Johns Medical Center.
3. Tucson, AZ
1,004,516 (2014 Metropolitan Area population)
Who needs coffee when the average high during summer is 99 °F. However, if you really want your cup of Joe from the Pacific Northwest, you can ride in style to a location at Arizona State University on a new 3.9-mile modern streetcar system.
2. Rochester, NY
1,083,393 (2014 Metropolitan Area population)
Finding a Starbucks is the least of this downtown's coffee concerns. Tim Horton's just shuttered both of their downtown locations in March 2015, losing their downtown doughnut war to Dunkin' Donuts.
1. Jacksonville, FL
1,419,127 (2014 Metropolitan Area population)
This downtown Jacksonville Starbucks was only open for about a year, despite a deal for free rent.
Jacksonville is the largest city by population in Florida, and the largest city by area in the contiguous United States. Thus, it wins this competition hands down.
However, one can't say the chain hasn't heard of downtown Jax. As recently as 2008, it operated multiple downtown locations, including one operating rent free. Nevertheless, after 10 years of serving downtown customers, the chain called it quits in 2011.
Article by Ennis Davis, AICP. Contact Ennis at edavis@moderncities.com
945,438 (2014 Metropolitan Area population)
This city won't be on this list for long. By late 2015, Starbucks and Chiptole will become the first tenants in a massive urban-oriented waterfront development called Steelpointe Harbor.
4. Tulsa, OK
969,224 (2014 Metropolitan Area population)
With its downtown held hostage by a loop of freeways, if you wan't a tall Blonde Roast, you'll need to drive a few miles south to a strip mall across the street from the St. Johns Medical Center.
3. Tucson, AZ
1,004,516 (2014 Metropolitan Area population)
Who needs coffee when the average high during summer is 99 °F. However, if you really want your cup of Joe from the Pacific Northwest, you can ride in style to a location at Arizona State University on a new 3.9-mile modern streetcar system.
2. Rochester, NY
1,083,393 (2014 Metropolitan Area population)
Finding a Starbucks is the least of this downtown's coffee concerns. Tim Horton's just shuttered both of their downtown locations in March 2015, losing their downtown doughnut war to Dunkin' Donuts.
1. Jacksonville, FL
1,419,127 (2014 Metropolitan Area population)
This downtown Jacksonville Starbucks was only open for about a year, despite a deal for free rent.
Jacksonville is the largest city by population in Florida, and the largest city by area in the contiguous United States. Thus, it wins this competition hands down.
However, one can't say the chain hasn't heard of downtown Jax. As recently as 2008, it operated multiple downtown locations, including one operating rent free. Nevertheless, after 10 years of serving downtown customers, the chain called it quits in 2011.
Article by Ennis Davis, AICP. Contact Ennis at edavis@moderncities.com