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Pier 1 Imports Demolished Near Louis Joliet Mall

The proposed Starbucks at 3064 Plainfield Road would offer a drive-thru window.

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The Pier 1 Imports store near the Louis Joliet Mall closed in 2020. Now, the building no longer stands.
The Pier 1 Imports store near the Louis Joliet Mall closed in 2020. Now, the building no longer stands. (John Ferak/Joliet Patch)

JOLIET, IL — The empty Pier 1 Imports store near the Louis Joliet Mall along Route 30 has been torn down in recent weeks to make way for a new Starbucks coffeehouse. The Starbucks at 3064 Plainfield Road would offer a drive-thru window, according to plans approved by the Joliet City Council last year.

The demolition of the Pier 1 store marks the second commercial lot in a row to be demolished within the past year along Plainfield Road.

Last summer, the vacant Diamand's Family Restaurant was torn down for a fast-food restaurant redevelopment. A Raising Cane's chicken fingers restaurant with a drive-thru window is now being built in its place.

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The Raising Cane's looks to be ready to open this coming spring.

This photo of the Pier 1 Imports property was taken last October. John Ferak/Patch
Starbucks might not be the only tenant occupying the redevelopment at the old Pier 1 Imports property. John Ferak/Patch

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