In 2014, the City of Danville commissioned a study titled “Housing Market Evaluation and Recommendation for Strategic Interventions” by Charles Buki.  The study offered many recommendation that guide the city’s planning today.  For the Old West End National Historic District, it found there were no restaurants and few places to shop.  For the 1,500 people at the district’s major employer, the Danville Regional Medical Center (now SOVAH Health), there was nothing to persuade them to contribute to the neighborhood’s economy. It was about this time that the Exxon gas and service station at the corner of Holbrook and Main went up for sale. There was some talk about turning it…