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I member all the riverboats back then, seems like they faded away one by one, Wow back in 1999 i was in the first grade then lol, and crime must of been terrible back then. McRee town then was probably a hell hole at that time?

roger wyoming II wrote:In terms of restaurant spots, has anyone been to Calecos? It seems to have been around for some time yet its one of those places that doesn't seem to have any real buzz about it. I do see that they are open for breakfast on weekends. When I lived downtown in the early naughts, weekend days were a ghost town except if some event was going on.

I have. I go about once a month because a former student/now friend tends bar there on Wednesdays. She gives me $3 long islands. This is another way in which my recent fit of sobriety is gumming up the works. The happy hour crowd tends to be downtown businessmen who like being served alcohol by fetching bartendresses. The gameday crowd tends to be Cardinals fans. I rarely went late.

I have not had the food, but it looks and smells like fairly unremarkable, standard-issue, garlicy pseudo-Italian mess. A lot of T-ravs are consumed. The decor is "hang a lot of crazy crap on the walls." There is a Golden Tee machine.

In short, it never would have occurred to me to go there if my friend didn't work there, and if she ever quits, they'll never see me again. I now drink decaf at bars and only go to converse with friends who are in the business.

I go to Calecos a few times a year, mainly when we are hungry downtown with a group and don't feel like spending a lot of money. They have a pretty diverse menu at not-outrageous prices. Food quality isn't too bad.

Steve posted this on Urban Review a few years back. It shows the dedication of the Serra sculpture in 1982. Starting around 0:50 you can see what some of the building on the Gateway Mall looked like pre-demolition.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3zIlq7Je74