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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Alan,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Pekin Inn. That's =
good.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Caterpillar sold the site in =
Morton. On
that site and side of 74 is a development of businesses, motels and =
restaurants. It's quite nice really. Also, Morton is the =
"other"
place to be (or is that flee?)--lots of expensive houses have been =
built, which,
of course, has driven up the cost of all housing there. =
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>You would be shocked to see the =
improvement in East
Peoria. All that ugly industrial stuff before the bridge (that is, =
on the
East Peoria side) is gone. When we moved back to the area, I could =
hardly
believe my eyes. Could it be that East Peoria =
looked..........good?
(This mostly due to the revenue from the casino--a big riverboat =
that can
no longer cruise because of silt in the Illinois.) The Peoria =
riverfront
and downtown are really getting spiffed up, too. There's a very =
nice
baseball stadium on the south edge of downtown. Right now we =
have
the biggest downstate road construction project =
in history--improving and
straightening out I-74 through East Peoria and Peoria. It's =
supposed to be
done in five years.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Well, I guess Richwoods was good =
training for U of
I! I graduated from EIU--it was a nice size--big enough to have a =
lot to
offer, but small enough not to get lost. As for clicks, I think
they happen everywhere--but are more noticeable when money is
involved. I grew up in a small farming community in northern
Illinois. My family moved to Bloomington when I was a senior. =
On my
first day of school, I couldn't understand why everyone at BHS was =
wearing their
church clothes. :-) I had moved to an affluent
community! It turned out to be a great place for my piano =
business!
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Barbara Richmond</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Peoria Chapter</FONT></DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=tune4u@earthlink.net =
href="mailto:tune4u@earthlink.net">Alan</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, March 10, 2004 =
6:54
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: My Headache, Your =
Quiz</DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=718295000-11032004><FONT face=Arial>Thanks for =
responding. I
actually did not like Peoria or Richwoods very much, as a teen. Most =
of the
Richwood kids were awfully clickish, a few downright snobby. It was so =
big, it
was easy to feel unknown (and to most people and teachers, you were!). =
On the
other hand, I went from there to U of I Urbana and being in a 28,000 =
student
school didn't seem much different, whereas other people--from small =
towns,
etc.--were often overwhelmed. My wife always thought we should open a =
motel in
Pekin and call it the "Pekin Inn." Caterpillar EVER finish their huge =
building
in Morton?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Alan R. =
Barnard</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Salem, MO</FONT></DIV>
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