Marin Square — Local services in San Rafael

I've been going to this shopping center for a couple of decades. Love Ross, Number One Cut and Perm, and Subway. Was sad to see the art supplies and framing store close down, as well as the used sporting goods store.

Marin Square has a huge parking lot and is conveniently located on Bellam Blvd across from the main Post Office and just off 101. Thank you, thank you, thank you new owners for the recent (autumn 2019) and much needed renovation! Looks fabulous! This nearby homeowner is thrilled! Now please get us some much needed stores too, like a pharmacy: Walgreens, CVS, Rite-Aide - don't care which one. How about a CostCo or Sam's Club, a chain mattress store, a discount jewelry store, a big grocery store, a picture framing shop, an ice cream shop, a dog grooming place, and a decent chain restaurant for dinner?!

The nearby Canal Southbank neighborhood that Marin Square services, among others, gets a bum rap most of the time from fools who don't appreciate the natural beauty of the San Rafael Canal and north San Francisco Bay. Yes, idiot bureaucrats allowed and encouraged dense urban housing on this exquisite wetlands area over the past half century and then failed to maintain the infrastructure, enforce housing codes, or protect the remaining wetlands. But it's all here now, so going forward, let's work with what is, and let's make it the best it can be.

For all you naysayers and know-nots, here are a few cellphone snapshots of Marin Square's nearby waterway (and Phil Lesh's Terrapin Crossroads' waterway too, btw). This is the beautiful San Rafael Canal.

Shop Marin Square! Afterwards treat yourself to a visit to the Canal Southbank. Take a walk along the trail that begins at Pickleweed Park. Enjoy the beauty and serenity of the creek and the bay. Then join Phil for a refreshing beverage at his Terrapin Crossroads. Marin County at its finest.

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Well let's see. Parking is okay. You got a spot for some extremely overpriced Mexican food where they serve you enough of a portion that would qualify as an appetizer in most other restaurants. And a place you can get some delicious donuts but they are about $50 per box. Not sure what else to say? Oh yeah there's a burger joint that has amazing burgers at double price of most...

It is building up with a new grocery outlet..nit as big as some but jt has some good cheap items etc. There..one in novato is a bit better. Some of the grocery outlet varies in stuff they carry. Was not that crowded when I went later afternoon..parking was good ..see m.j s that area has revitalized slowly..close to freeway and...