Is Something New Finally Coming to Miller Road and I-75 in Flint?

It's hard to believe around 2011 Flint, MI still had KMart, Don Pablos and the shell of a Lone Star Steakhouse behind Applebee's and Speedway on Miller Road.

After Don Pablos burned for a second or third time a few years ago, it was torn down in 2021.

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The Lone Star Steakhouse building was gone almost 10 years before that.

There hasn't been too much activity in that area since.

Seeing a sign something new coming to Miller Road?

If you're getting lunch from that new chicken joint across the street, you notice things after sitting in the line a while.

Look closely below.

To the left of the Applebee's sign in the sky, there's a new white tarp. Yeah, it's just a tarp, but...

That thing has been sitting untouched for over a decade. Something is going on.

What could be going in behind Applebee's on Miller Road?

We're awaiting a return call from Flint Township. So, we aren't sure just yet.

But there's plenty of property for good things.

U-Haul took over the old KMart property while the two, prime back lots have been open for opportunity a while.

The driveway barricades (below) to the old Lone Star property have clearly been moved for access.

It would be great to see Carrabba's, BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse, The Cheesecake Factory or P.F. Chang's open in Flint. Or resurrect Bubba's Roadside Inn?

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While those may not be happening... we're excited to see what's next.