KCBloggers noted the story at BlogKC: the new owners of the Holiday Inn on Westport Road supposedly have bought the Flea Market, and plan to tear it down to put in a Hooters. How much of that part is true remains to be seen, but a commenter at KCSkyscrapers said:
"A team of 9 people from Hooters came to the Plaza/Westport neighborhood meeting tonight [7/13] to discuss their construction and move in plans. They will begin in early fall and have it completed by the end of the year...At the end of the meeting the Hooters lawyer asked a few neighborhood members what the best place to eat in Westport was, to which my wife and another individual answered simultaneously the Westport Flea Market."
Johnny Dare's was bad enough, now this. Suburban franchise chain eateries in Westport is bad enough – all the distinctive, personal restaurants are going away. Westport now has Starbuck's, Chilli's, Moe's and Sonic. But this kind of crap is even worse. No wonder many of the unique stores have moved. Maybe the Flea Market could move over to 39th Street.
Photo from BlogKC
Posted by: The Fixer | July 14, 2005 at 04:14 PM