OK, I gotta admit - the facelift on the western half of the plaza looks very nice, and I'm digging the giant solar panels which face the back towards Morton West. It looks like the property managers are finally trying to get their act together as well, because as of writing, what was Circuit City is being divided into two storefronts, and they have apparently found a national store to take over Service Merchandise eastward. And it isn't Target or Walmart. They even finally repaved the parking lot, but the exit to Harlem is even worse - it's way too crowded to ty to squeeze in a very short 3rd lane on a zig-zag, and a left-turn signal onto Harlem from the Plaza side and the North Riverside side of 23rd St. are desperately needed. I hope the cities or state can do this.
It sucks pretty much all the artwork is gone now, even the "seagulls" (the cone-shaped ones in the parking lot) but the improvement is duly noted. The stores are still the same, except for K&G just opening, but I haven't been in yet. read more