Chiodo's may make way for new Walgreens (Homestead)

[RamboLiberal]

G'rrrrr - we don't need another frickin' Walgreens and Subway! They'll fail in that location! And for that they're going to rip out a Pittsburgh landmark! When NFL shows come to town they either go to Chiodo's or Primantis for local flavor.

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/04204/349938.stm

Chiodo's Tavern, a Homestead landmark that made its reputation serving beers to tired steel workers but survived long after the giant plant across the tracks closed down, could be making way for a Walgreens drugstore.
A Cincinnati developer yesterday filed an application that details plans to put the national drugstore chain's second store in this area on West Eighth Avenue, near the base of the Homestead Grays Bridge.

Anchor Properties is seeking permission to demolish the existing Chiodo's Bar, a Subway restaurant and 76 gas station. A new Subway would be built, along with the drugstore and a parking area, according to paperwork submitted at the borough office.

"The redevelopment will be a major improvement to the business district," said a letter signed by Anchor's Michael S. Ricke. "A Walgreens drugstore is a solid neighborhood business providing goods and services to the Homestead community."

The demolition of Chiodo's, if the proposal is approved, would appear to put an end to a place that has become a symbol of Pittsburgh's past.