A group of UT students is launching a campaign to save the Players burger joint on MLK:
The University of Texas at Austin is intending on purchasing Player's and replacing it with a parking garage. Across the street, UT is purchasing the stripmall that includes IT Copy and Radio Shack. Apparently, we really need a hotel there.
IT Copy or Radio Shack- we care not about. The hotel could be a great thing for the campus. However, once they try to take away a Player's Combo with cheese and no tomatoes with a strawberry shake, The University has gone too far.
Agreed. We're talking about the home of the world's greatest veggie burger, folks. Something must be done.
The folks at SavePlayers.com think that HJR 19 maybe a solution. Visit their website for more details.
It's funny, I can think of three different churches that take up some prime real estate around UT, all three of which would make better parking garage locations than Players. And a row of sorority houses. Can't UT eminent domain their properties while they're at it? Or are mom-and-pop businesses less sacred than dormitories for rich girls?
Found via Texas Fight.
Posted by sarah at July 12, 2005 10:02 AM