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'''5200 Durand Avenue''' was a restaurant building on the northwest corner of [[Durand Avenue (Racine, Wisconsin)|Durand Avenue]] and [[Roosevelt Avenue (Racine, Wisconsin)|Roosevelt Avenue]] in [[Racine, Wisconsin]], on an outparcel of the [[Regency Mall (Racine, Wisconsin)|Regency Mall]] development next to [[Target T-152]]. The building was constructed for [[Chi-Chi's 459|Chi-Chi's #459]],<ref>[https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/874691/000087469104000093/desgntnrgts.htm "Destination Rights Agreement for the Purchase of Certain Designation Rghts Relating to Real Estate and Leasehold Interests of Chi-Chi's, Inc. by OS Realty, Inc.], August 2004, via sec.gov.</ref> which opened to the public on October 22, 1984.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70391635/the-journal-times/ "Getting ready"], [[Racine Journal Times]], October 19, 1984, page 5B.</ref> The restaurant closed on September 19, 2004 after Chi-Chi's became bankrupt and was bought by [[Outback Steakhouse]].<ref>Burke, Michael. [https://journaltimes.com/news/local/chi-chi-s-doors-closing-sunday/article_6579cc54-6d2e-5794-84c3-02a6c764aee4.html "Chi-Chi's doors closing Sunday"], [[Racine Journal Times]], September 17, 2004.</ref>
 
The building was demolished in 2008,<ref>[https://cityofracine.org/Source/Templates/WebPro.aspx?TabIndex=1&CardNumber=1&AccountNumber=25866 "Property Information: 5200 DURAND AVE", Previous Assessments], cityofracine.org.</ref> and the location has been vacant land since then. The site has seen temporary uses, such as a [[Halloween Express]] store set up in an inflatable tent in the restaurant's former parking lot in October 2014.<ref>Wicklund, Pete. [https://journaltimes.com/news/local/searching-for-the-right-look-for-halloween/article_1db1d201-761f-537d-9af5-81f5e531069b.html "Searching for the right look for Halloween"], [[Racine Journal Times]], October 12, 2014.</ref>
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[[Category:Former buildings in Racine, Wisconsin]]
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