Wednesday, November 4, 2009

LEN covers Domick's demolition event


Edgewater Dominick’s Ready For Its Makeover
By LORRAINE SWANSON

Edgewater community leaders gathered at the Dominick’s Finer Foods store at 5235 N. Sheridan on Monday morning to say goodbye to the old and hello to the new.

The outdated building housing the Dominick’s store that has served Edgewater residents for over 30 years, will be demolished this month at the corner of Foster and Sheridan. Dominick’s is replacing the building with an entirely new 55,129-square-foot store that will be the flagship of the supermarket chain’s 80 stores in the Chicago area.
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5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Why wasn't I invited? I would have gladly plummeled that UGLY excuse of a grocery store with my mallet! Can't wait for the new store.

For Alderman Smith's fireplace which Dominick's is graciously adding upon her request, which I assume will be in the Starbucks seating area, can we please request that a large gold plaque grace the mantel which reads "The Alderman Mary Ann Smith Fireplace" ?

Anonymous said...

I wish they'd turn it back into a Treasure Island...

Anonymous said...

It was the Murray auto parts store on Broadway that was Treasure Island. While we are at it, lets have Dollar Tree revert back into the ACE hardware store that used to be there.

Anonymous said...

(in Cher voice) "if I could turn baaaaaack tiiyum"

Anonymous said...

God it would be AMAZING if Treasure Island was still in the neighborhood. I love their selection of European imports! And the fact that it's not a huge chain so you get a little character.