My wife and I have been living here in the Westpark Community in Irvine for a little over 2 years now and in those 2 years we have seen some small and not so small businesses go under.
From restaurants at the Spectrum, Mervyns at Crossroads Shopping Center, Lakewoods Restaurant by the Lake and now that small children's photo shop (Kiddie Kandids) next to Target at the Spectrum, all of them have gone under.
Kandids studio looks like everyone just suddenly disappeared. Pens are still haphazardly rolling around on counters, PCs are still on desks. All that's left is a sign thanking for the business over the past 40-some years and poof theyre gone like ghosts.
I tell ya, it makes me wonder, worry and ask how long till the rebuild and rebound?
-Drew
*picture credit: http://oc.metblogs.com/
From restaurants at the Spectrum, Mervyns at Crossroads Shopping Center, Lakewoods Restaurant by the Lake and now that small children's photo shop (Kiddie Kandids) next to Target at the Spectrum, all of them have gone under.
Kandids studio looks like everyone just suddenly disappeared. Pens are still haphazardly rolling around on counters, PCs are still on desks. All that's left is a sign thanking for the business over the past 40-some years and poof theyre gone like ghosts.
I tell ya, it makes me wonder, worry and ask how long till the rebuild and rebound?


-Drew
*picture credit: http://oc.metblogs.com/