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<blockquote data-quote="Fighter of the Nightman" data-source="post: 1803326" data-attributes="member: 590800"><p>I will say, even though I do not like the plastic-y high rises, as you point out, Champaign has improved SO much since I first started visiting for games - specifically Downtown but also Campustown. I hope little things like placing this over the railroad thingy continue:</p><p><img src="https://ui7newslive.web.illinois.edu/wp/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Campustown.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 420px" /></p><p>With some sprucing up (specifically the streetscape from the Neil Street exit to Downtown ... good GOD, it's like Downtown pops up as a luxurious oasis out of a not-so-pretty lead-in), Champaign can continue its trek toward being one of the best college towns in the conference. It would be really nice if "Midtown" (I am not sure I have ever really spent time here, lol...) could connect Downtown and Campustown more effectively and allow people to easily walk between the two.</p><p></p><p>P.S. Somewhat OT, but when the hell is Campustown going to re-up its bar game...? I know Firehaus and the Clybourne (never made it to that one, lol) closed years ago, but now Brothers is gone, as well as that new The Hub place?! Illinois has almost 35k undergrads, compared to about 22k at Iowa. Yet, these are the only bars I believe exist in Campustown now a days:</p><p></p><p>Murphy's Pub</p><p>Legends</p><p>Joe's Brewery</p><p>The Red Lion</p><p>Kam's</p><p>Illini Inn - if this even counts as in the boundaries?</p><p></p><p>It's gotten to the point where when I bring my Iowa buddies to Champaign for a game, we mostly do our drinking Downtown (at least 7 different spots that I genuinely like) before and after the game, which kind of sucks! You compare this to Downtown Iowa City, where even if you limit it to explicitly "college-y" bars only, there are at least 20 options.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fighter of the Nightman, post: 1803326, member: 590800"] I will say, even though I do not like the plastic-y high rises, as you point out, Champaign has improved SO much since I first started visiting for games - specifically Downtown but also Campustown. I hope little things like placing this over the railroad thingy continue: [IMG width="420px"]https://ui7newslive.web.illinois.edu/wp/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Campustown.jpg[/IMG] With some sprucing up (specifically the streetscape from the Neil Street exit to Downtown ... good GOD, it's like Downtown pops up as a luxurious oasis out of a not-so-pretty lead-in), Champaign can continue its trek toward being one of the best college towns in the conference. It would be really nice if "Midtown" (I am not sure I have ever really spent time here, lol...) could connect Downtown and Campustown more effectively and allow people to easily walk between the two. P.S. Somewhat OT, but when the hell is Campustown going to re-up its bar game...? I know Firehaus and the Clybourne (never made it to that one, lol) closed years ago, but now Brothers is gone, as well as that new The Hub place?! Illinois has almost 35k undergrads, compared to about 22k at Iowa. Yet, these are the only bars I believe exist in Campustown now a days: Murphy's Pub Legends Joe's Brewery The Red Lion Kam's Illini Inn - if this even counts as in the boundaries? It's gotten to the point where when I bring my Iowa buddies to Champaign for a game, we mostly do our drinking Downtown (at least 7 different spots that I genuinely like) before and after the game, which kind of sucks! You compare this to Downtown Iowa City, where even if you limit it to explicitly "college-y" bars only, there are at least 20 options. [/QUOTE]
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