The Suburban Journals reported yesterday that the former Granite City Press-Record building (in downtown Granite) is undergoing a renovation into a...
The article points out that "Even the Press-Record's name on the front of the building has been removed to make way for a much-anticipated youth center."
Now, I must say... Thomas, Matthew, and I drove by here after work, in-between a trip through the car wash and a trip through Arby's drive-through, and it appears that the only thing that's been done is removing the Press-Record's name from the front of the building.
That and parking a couple of trailer dumpsters beside the building.
It looks like a mess, and I can't imagine how on earth they think it's going to be a "teen center" in three months. On top of that, I don't think they'll come close to breaking even, when it will be open "to the Granite City kids especially at an affordable cost."
But I'm all for it, and will keep an eye on the progress. It's something that my dad has dreamed of for Granite City for years.
Check out the whole article.
"youth center to almost be completed in about three months, opening the door for the center's board of directors to create an area of entertainment downtown akin to teen town, a popular destination for youths to congregate for dances and other social functions from the 1940s to the early 1970s at what was the old YMCA buildingyouth center to almost be completed in about three months, opening the door for the center's board of directors to create an area of entertainment downtown akin to teen town, a popular destination for youths to congregate for dances and other social functions from the 1940s to the early 1970s at what was the old YMCA building."
The article points out that "Even the Press-Record's name on the front of the building has been removed to make way for a much-anticipated youth center."
Now, I must say... Thomas, Matthew, and I drove by here after work, in-between a trip through the car wash and a trip through Arby's drive-through, and it appears that the only thing that's been done is removing the Press-Record's name from the front of the building.
That and parking a couple of trailer dumpsters beside the building.
It looks like a mess, and I can't imagine how on earth they think it's going to be a "teen center" in three months. On top of that, I don't think they'll come close to breaking even, when it will be open "to the Granite City kids especially at an affordable cost."
But I'm all for it, and will keep an eye on the progress. It's something that my dad has dreamed of for Granite City for years.
Check out the whole article.
