Comments on: Local: They are laughing at us in St. Louis

By: Davy

Davy — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:23:18 +0000

I was born and raised in Peoria and owned two houses there. I gradually got tired of the city government’s plans to turn the town into a Workers’ Paradise of money-hemorrhaging everything, because it was becoming a poor place to live. I gave myself a binding referendum on all this crap, and will move back the day that Willie York is elected mayor. “Peoria” above, is one of the tiny group who stands to avoid risk or make money on this project, something that would never get done without the public trough. See you at the bankruptcy hearing?

By: Mahkno

Mahkno — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 05:25:06 +0000

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/09/business/09insure.html?hp

By: tulip

tulip — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 02:07:30 +0000

Now is NOT the time to spend money on a hotel expansion hoping for the ever-elusive “convention” dollars. Peoria is smaller but not all that different from St Louee. Neither place is a dream destination. Period. “Build it and they will come” was a movie line. We live in real life in real time.

By: Billy Dennis

Billy Dennis — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:49:24 +0000

I strongly suspect that St.Louis has more lodging and convention options because it’s a much, much larger city has more already existing tourist and entertainment options. Building more hotel space on the taxpayer’s dime will NOT help bring in more tourism. It’s the tail wagging the dog.

By: diane vespa

diane vespa — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:02:48 +0000

Downtown St. Louis has a plethora of lodging and convention options. Peoria does not. Entirely different market. Billy, have you investigated the reasons that hotel is failing?

By: PEORIA

PEORIA — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 07:25:18 +0000

Peoria’s (new) Marriott hotel project will happen, whether or not YOU critics like it…. End of story! See You at the groundbreaking?

By: Jimi

Jimi — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 06:39:49 +0000

How many fingers have to point??? How many??? Before we accept what a truly terrible idea this is. Throw it in the bin where it belongs. Please.

By: C. J. Summers

C. J. Summers — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 06:15:21 +0000

If only someone could have seen that coming.

By: Cameron

Cameron — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 02:49:44 +0000

This is actually good news, it means we’re not completely off the map (yet)