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<blockquote data-quote="Fighter of the Nightman" data-source="post: 1804238" data-attributes="member: 590800"><p>Yeah, my family is originally from Peoria, so my dad spent some time in Champaign for work and had memories of being there for Illini games or high school state tournaments, as well. He always talks about how the Pedestrian Mall killed Downtown Champaign and it was a creepy ghost town in the 1980s. I always found that peculiar (even though I have since learned that pedestrian malls were a failed experiment in most cities across the country), as I grew up in Iowa City, where there is a very nice, very popular "Ped Mall" that is the focal point of downtown and gives it its unique and fun vibe.</p><p></p><p>Bringing this perspective, I always think the Taylor Street area by Cowboy Monkey is the coolest part of Downtown Champaign, and I love how it backs into the Blind Pig's epic beer garden to form sort of an "L" shape of straight patios and beer gardens all the way to the end of the other area at Quality. I wish they could find a way to eliminate traffic on the rest of Taylor Street up to what used to be Radio Maria's, making that area the center of Downtown and a truly planned pedestrian gathering spot.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fighter of the Nightman, post: 1804238, member: 590800"] Yeah, my family is originally from Peoria, so my dad spent some time in Champaign for work and had memories of being there for Illini games or high school state tournaments, as well. He always talks about how the Pedestrian Mall killed Downtown Champaign and it was a creepy ghost town in the 1980s. I always found that peculiar (even though I have since learned that pedestrian malls were a failed experiment in most cities across the country), as I grew up in Iowa City, where there is a very nice, very popular "Ped Mall" that is the focal point of downtown and gives it its unique and fun vibe. Bringing this perspective, I always think the Taylor Street area by Cowboy Monkey is the coolest part of Downtown Champaign, and I love how it backs into the Blind Pig's epic beer garden to form sort of an "L" shape of straight patios and beer gardens all the way to the end of the other area at Quality. I wish they could find a way to eliminate traffic on the rest of Taylor Street up to what used to be Radio Maria's, making that area the center of Downtown and a truly planned pedestrian gathering spot. [/QUOTE]
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