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June 16, 2008
Make Decent Sandwiches Not Controversial Slogans
An excerpt from The Footprint Gazette's eulogy to the "overpriced-undertasty" cheesesteaks:
I take no joy in posting about the failure of a mom and pop sandwich shop. In fact there are few things I root for more whole heartedly than mom and pop sandwich shops. But this one always had a little bit of baggage associated with it in that it aligned itself with the controversial arena.
Meanwhile back in Ratnerville, it looks like empty storefronts and lots will be the neighborhood mascot for years to come:
What bummed me out more than the fact that I would no longer have access to a mediocre $8 cheese steak that takes 20 minutes to make, is the fact that this is what this neighborhood is starting to look like. Closed shops. Empty homes. Most of the apts. on my street are empty. The gas station is gone. That dance wear place sits empty. The commercial space up on Pacific and Carlton sits empty. The U-Haul lot is empty. The JRG Fashion Cafe lot is empty. New businesses don't want to open up here, even in the places that aren't in the footprint because there is so much uncertainty in the air. And even if this arena does get built there will be years of noise and dust to contend with.
Posted by lumi at June 16, 2008 4:47 AM