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Question about Chilly Billy's
Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 11:49 am
by Ksea
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.
Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 12:11 pm
by Ksea
Here is a picture of what Im talking about:
Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 12:11 pm
by Pia
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
Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 12:12 pm
by Pia
We were posting at the same time - yes that is Penns
Pia
Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 12:20 pm
by Ksea
Thanks Pia! I see now that I look at the way big picture that its stone and obviously inhabited!
Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 12:20 pm
by PA Girl
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
Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 1:30 pm
by liamsaunt
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.
penns yard
Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 1:11 pm
by DELETED
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Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 1:43 pm
by nothintolose
That has always reminded me of the ruins at The Forum in Rome
Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 1:44 pm
by cypressgirl
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.
Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 3:53 pm
by DELETED
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Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 5:05 pm
by STJ_gal
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?