2008
It became a Liquiteria juice and smoothie shop. For about 5 seconds.
Now it's nothing but more high-rent blight.
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today
It's located across the street from what might just be the longest-running high-rent blight in town, the former Barnes & Noble that's been sitting empty since 2013.
At that site, written on the window over the ever-present "flagship opportunity" advertisement, someone has scrawled, "There's Never a Bad Time to Abolish Capitalism."
Indeed. (While we're at it, let's bring back the always popular dogs and papaya.)
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