A few weeks back, we told you that a fence had appeared around a long-vacant former bar at Taney & Poplar. We hoped that this meant that the building would soon come down and be replaced by redevelopment. But considering the track record of the property's owners, we recognized that this could possibly take quite some time.

Fence went up recently

Passing by the other day, we spotted some heavy equipment on the lot next to the building, and a bunch of guys milling around next to it. Hopefully, this means that work will soon begin here, and the neighborhood can start the journey down the path to something new and productive at this site.

Guys milling around, and some construction equipment

Or else it will just be a larger vacant lot for the next decade, too. That is indeed a possibility as well.