The "Old" Friendly Center is getting a facelife. The above photo was taken on the side with Radio Shack, The Animal Clinic, Chuck E. Cheese, Catherine's, and the now-closed camera shop formerly known as Ritz. A new façade is in the making and we happened to catch a worker on a sunny day. The material on the front near the roofline just happened to match the sky perfectly, creating an optical illusion. In all, the renovations will take take as long as ten months and will cost upwards of ten million dollars- a million a month! This renovation will make the older, east side part look more like the new side of Friendly, with each store having a unique appearance, as opposed to the former, generic front with nothing more than signs to distintuish individual shops.*
From the general contractor, D.H. Griffin, to sub-contractors, to building materials, Friendly Center is making a real effort to support local people, businesses, and agencies (read here). Seems like Friendly Center just keeps getting friendlier and friendlier.
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Posted by: family travel | Friday, March 22, 2013 at 01:59 AM