Arcola Animals
In case you haven't heard, the Central Illinois Animal Drive-thru Safari thing is now open:
This is the "attraction" that was built on the grounds (primarily parking lot and pasture) of the former Rockhome Gardens.
(read some of the backstory in this previous MattChat post: http://matthonnold.blogspot.com/2015/10/rockome-going-to-auction.html)
They are still working on developing the rest of the property (former Rockhome attraction) into various things, such as a petting zoo.
The family that built all that stone artwork and carefully cared for all those flowerbeds for decades has to really be torn-up about this.
(Hopefully, some of it was preserved.)
Progress, right?
Out for now........
Matt
