WICHITA — A-OK Pawn Shop owner Bruce Harris bought and recently tore down a couple of houses near his store at 410 N. West St. with new plans for development there.
“I’m putting in a new shopping center there,” Harris says.
He’s moving his One Day Jewelry & Repair, Cricket store and a financial-services store from Maple and West to the pawn shop’s address. He’ll have additional space to do leases as well.
“I’m just now getting started on it, so I’m not sure what I’m going to do,” Harris says.
He says he knows what the result will be, though.
“We’re beautifying … Wichita, and we’ll have a nice new center to go with the new street.”
Look for more information on Harris’ plans there in the coming weeks.
He’s also still working on centers at Harry and Broadway and at New Leaf Plaza, which was formerly Marina Lakes, at 21st and Amidon.
Harris says financing three new centers at the same time is a challenge.
“I’m trying to work out how to get that done.”