Angie’s Drama

Every morning, I drive down Knoxville to get to Downtown Peoria. While there are many steadfast businesses in the area, there are also too many empty buildings. First, there is the old Sullivan Food/Thompson Food Basket building. It was so nice to be able to run in and out if you forgot something. Unlike Cub Foods, which requires a minimum 10 minute wait in the line. If you happen to be in the 6 Items of Less Lane, heaven help you if someone is buying lottery tickets. That bumps your wait in line to at least 15-20 minutes. It seems as if the old Sullivan Food/Thompson Food Basket may becoming a used car lot. There are several junked out cars, and an old Butternut Bread truck. Second, there is the old Hardees building on McClure. Though technically not on Knoxville, the boarded up building can be seen. Third is the old Burger King building which closed this past year. Fouth is the old Lums building. After the Garden Restaurant closed, they didn’t even bother taking down the special of the day from the sign. Lastly, there is the former Arby’s building. That was just a weird Arby’s anyway. They never carried exactly what all the other restaurants had on their menu. So, while all these businesses have failed and closed, there is no lack of Title Loans or Payday Loans on Knoxville. Apparently, in order to succeed in the line of business, your storefront must be the most awful color combinations imaginable. Red and yellow look like condiments-sorry. Pink and aqua were great when Miami Vice ruled the world. Why are the psychics always open? Don’t they need to sleep?