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The old Ramada/Armada is no longer standing in Petersburg (link)

Rode down I-95 yesterday and other than debris on the ground...its gone. For about 30 or so years it was a slowly deteriorating symbol of urban decline. More and more broken windows and graffiti every year. After it closed down as a Ramada Inn a cost conscious new owner flipped the R and first A in RAMADA...thus becoming the ARMADA Inn for a few years. The same font and colors as Ramada. Probably fooled a few weary travelers looking for accommodations. Not sure what replaces it (if anything). Petersburg is talking Casino, but not sure they have the infrastructure to operate one.
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Posted: 01/20/2023 at 06:28 AM ET

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The old Ramada/Armada is no longer standing in Petersburg (link)
Tuckahokie 01/20/23 06:28 AM ET
Result of a pilot program with the government of the Commonwealth (link)
J-Dub 01/20/23 09:04 AM ET
Casino will never go there, not enough room...
Burruss Writer 01/20/23 09:00 AM ET
Decent spot since Wagner has an exit off of 95**
Tuckahokie 01/20/23 09:17 AM ET
Thank goodness!
Riverguy 01/20/23 07:21 AM ET
Yeah, it’s been a “war zone” for quite a while.
RJHokie 01/20/23 09:15 AM ET
Too many social ills there with no appetite for change.
Riverguy 01/20/23 09:52 AM ET
Hey! That's Mrs. CPA's hometown you're raking there!
Hokie CPA 01/20/23 08:37 AM ET
And Trapezium is a dang good brewery **
HokieHusband 01/20/23 11:01 AM ET
If you drive around Petersburg there are some impressive older mansions
Tuckahokie 01/20/23 09:11 AM ET