Got curious as to where the CCA has installed their Stars on Main plaques so took a walk down S. Illinois Ave to see if I could find them. Noticed a few changes along the strip besides the big one, namely the huge hole in the roof of Hangar 9. Other changes:
The Country Goddess is now located in their new digs at the corner of College and Illinois. No posted hours of operation though. Haven't heard if they ever caught the idiot that did this.
Saluki Central is closed. Closed up last Sept, which shows how often I've gotten to that area.
Fat Patties looks closed and there's no signage up announcing an opening but I've been told everything, including kitchen equiptment, is installed and ready to go. Lance Jack fired up the grills last weekend and cooked burgers for a select few.
I did finally find the plaques. There's one in front of the Chamber of Commerce offices, which shows the Stars on Main logo, one in front of the Varsity Center for the Arts, also with the logo and two on the sidewalk by the Carbondale Labyrinth, one with the Stars on Main logo (they sure love that logo) and one with an illustration of 60's Carbondale resident and world class thinker Buckminister Fuller (warning: 41 minute video here).
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