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What will it be?

March 14th, 2019 · 2 Comments · Uncategorized

When we moved into our current apartment 18 months ago, we had a clear view of a vacant lot across the railroad tracks:Spaces in our city don’t remain vacant for long, so they soon began digging and pouring footers: As the steel began rising, we wondered what type of building was under construction: Since we are kind of geeky, it was interesting to watch from our vantage point on the 16th floor:They attached metal plates to the girders and poured concrete decks during the cool of night: And then … construction halted and the half-finished building sat dormant:But recently, there was a flurry of activity to clean the yard, pour some more concrete, and put together metal roofing materials:And as usual, the business opened with a bang (well, over 90 seconds of bangs – click Firecrackers):The new business provided several days of high volume entertainment, including give-aways:traditional singing (click Chinese Duet if you dare):dancing (click Chinese Dancer):and a modern young singer (click Young Chinese Elvis):You might wonder what amazing business demanded all of this big buildup.  Well, for now, it’s just a fruit market: Nothing fancy, but it does improve the local competition.  I bought three fresh pineapples today, peeled and plucked for 85 cents:

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  • S

    That is very interesting!

    Maybe some things for us to learn from around store openings…

  • Karen L.

    That is amazing for such a thing. Love the three pineapples for a wonderful price!

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