You need to pay a visit home.... that nasty place (which nonetheless
scattered junk all over the Commons) has been closed for about two
years....hooray..... problem is, it competed the Rosebud Restaurant out of
business before it itself died. Must be that famous Moosewood two blocks
over in my old junior high school gym.... blows all other eateries out of
the water.
Hilary


At 09:37 PM 6/16/98 -0400, you wrote:
>I remember about 20 years ago that the MacDonald's that was built on the
>Commons in Ithaca, NY caused quite a stir.  Everyone was absolutely sure it
>would destroy the atmosphere.  2 years later, it won an award for fitting
>so well into the atmosphere of this outdoor mall.  I believe this was all
>due to the same type of commission of which you speak.  I believe that
>Mickey D's is still in business because the franchise owner was willing to
>work with the city on this.
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