Question about Chilly Billy's

Ksea · Post by **Ksea** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 11:49 am

Maybe one of the locals can answer this question. If you look out from Chilly Billy's towards the water, there is a concrete looking building either being built or torn down or something. At least that was the status back in June. What is that, anyone know?
Also, I can't remember what is downstairs under CB's.
Bill and I read that it's for sale and we are dreaming about what we would turn it into! Dreaming being the key word.

Ksea · Post by **Ksea** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 12:11 pm

Here is a picture of what Im talking about:

Pia · Post by **Pia** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 12:11 pm

I think you are refering to Penns - they have their car rental agency office (and cars) there as well as their other businesses - it has looked like that as long as I can remember

Don't forget if you want to put in an offer for CB just give me a call

Pia

Pia · Post by **Pia** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 12:12 pm

We were posting at the same time - yes that is Penns

Pia

Ksea · Post by **Ksea** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 12:20 pm

Thanks Pia! I see now that I look at the way big picture that its stone and obviously inhabited!

PA Girl · Post by **PA Girl** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 12:20 pm

We rented from Penns for our honeymoon in June 1995 (as well as other subsequent trips) and it looked the same back then as now

liamsaunt · Post by **liamsaunt** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 1:30 pm

When we rented from Penns in June, we noticed for the first time that they have a large artist's rendering on the wall of what they were originally planning to build there (or maybe they still are, who knows?). It was going to be a two-story building that ran the length of their entire lot, with stores on the first level and apartments above it.

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nothintolose · Post by **nothintolose** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 1:43 pm

That has always reminded me of the ruins at The Forum in Rome

cypressgirl · Post by **cypressgirl** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 1:44 pm

I was told by someone who lives on island (can't remember who) that if you have construction that is not complete you pay less in tax, hence the unfinished upper story. I can't vouch for the truthfulness in this story but I thought it was interesting.

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STJ_gal · Post by **STJ_gal** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 5:05 pm

I was told once that this is also the traditional west indian way of doing buildings - build only for what you can pay for at the time, then wait, save, and build more as you can afford. No loans. Not sure if that's true, but I remember the story.

I have been going to STJ for over 10 years and this has always looked like this. What's up with that?

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