> I'd actually like see entrepreneurs take a run at that retail space.

You can't reasonably expect personal investment in a venture that directly competes with Amazon. My town is littered with neighborhood grocery stores that have been shuttered longer than I have been alive (and I am nearing retirement).

I have seen food halls that vaguely work in Chicago, and my regional city has business incubators that reduce the cost of starting a business.

That only goes so far, though. Modern commerce has hollowed out much commercial real estate.