The windows are removed and heavy equipment is on site of the Chippewa IHOP just west of Hampton. Looks like a demo. Those A-frame IHOPs are going the way of the dodo bird.
It closed last fall, i pretty much figured its days were numbered. I had breakfest there last spring, loved how small it was, and the fact that it came all the way up to Chippewa.
Something is being built with what looks like a drive through. That or a gas station. I really hope it isn't yet another gas station that I have to boycott.
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I saw them digging pretty deep a while back, so I'd imagine it's a gas station. Strange thing since there was an abandoned BP a block away that was torn down, remediated, and turned into a Jimmy John's and a barber shop.
Most recent permit activity for the parcel shows construction of an "ATM Island and Parking Facility" (see below).
Owner Name Permit Type Application Date Completion Date Issued Date New Use Estimated Costs Description
COMMERCE BANK Building 05/15/2013 BANK $40,000.00 Description: INSTALL (1) ILLUM GROUND SIGN PER PLANS
COMMERCE BANK Building 04/29/2013 06/06/2013 BANK $19,000.00 Description: ERECT 1 ATM CANOPY & 1 DIRECTIONAL SIGN (ILLUM)
COMMERCE BANK Building 03/26/2013 06/07/2013 ATM ISLAND $125,000.00 Description: CONSTRUCT ATM ISLAND & PARKING FACILITY (PER PLANS)
COMMERCE BANK Demolition 01/30/2013 03/08/2013 02/27/2013 $11,780.00 Description: WRECK COMMERCIAL BLDG
Owner Name Permit Type Application Date Completion Date Issued Date New Use Estimated Costs Description
COMMERCE BANK Building 05/15/2013 BANK $40,000.00 Description: INSTALL (1) ILLUM GROUND SIGN PER PLANS
COMMERCE BANK Building 04/29/2013 06/06/2013 BANK $19,000.00 Description: ERECT 1 ATM CANOPY & 1 DIRECTIONAL SIGN (ILLUM)
COMMERCE BANK Building 03/26/2013 06/07/2013 ATM ISLAND $125,000.00 Description: CONSTRUCT ATM ISLAND & PARKING FACILITY (PER PLANS)
COMMERCE BANK Demolition 01/30/2013 03/08/2013 02/27/2013 $11,780.00 Description: WRECK COMMERCIAL BLDG
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I wonder if they'll remove the curb cut since they already have one next door. I somehow doubt it.
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Not all of them! I just happened to drive by this church today on Watson. No question what it used to be.Mark Groth wrote:Those A-frame IHOPs are going the way of the dodo bird.
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^Reminds me of one of my favorite headlines from The Onion
http://www.theonion.com/articles/you-ca ... -hut,8899/
http://www.theonion.com/articles/you-ca ... -hut,8899/
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Ooh goody! Just what south St. Louis needs- another bank! Said no one ever... 
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^In their defense, they're just expanding next door (Commerce has a branch and wants drive through ATMs). No net increase of bank branch locations. 
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^ You know what's crazy? I actually forgot that Commerce was already there. It shows how much attention I pay to banks. Besides, I'm a loyal credit union guy. And mine (American Eagle) is going to build on the Garavelli's site down the street. (I'd be a bit more excited about that if they weren't going to leave behind a facility on Hampton Avenue.)
I miss those old A-frame IHOPs. Now they look like everything else.
I miss those old A-frame IHOPs. Now they look like everything else.