Visions for Vacancies: What Should Happen to the Downtown Blockbuster Site?

Soon after the video-rental chain Blockbuster declared bankruptcy in 2010, Birmingham's Blockbuster store closed and left a gaping vacancy at 494 S. Old Woodward Ave., just south of the city's downtown core.

Birmingham Patch wants to know: What's your vision for this building?

According to LoopNet.com, the building, located at the corner of South Old Woodward and Frank Street, has 6,022 square feet available for lease for $22 per square foot — or $132,484 for the entire building — per year.

You don't need to be a commercial developer or city planner — or have money to invest in a business project — to have the next great idea. We want to hear about it.