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Requiem for a pig

Posted at 3:48 PM on April 1, 2011 by Bob Collins (2 Comments)
Filed under: Icons

Where was the blocks-long traffic jam on University Avenue in St. Paul trying to get to today?

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Here....

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It was almost as if Porky's, the long-time burger joint, was lying in state as people came to pay their last respects. It will close on Sunday.

Those who didn't want to wait in a long line of cars, waited in a long line of people instead.

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(Photos by Cheryl Espinoza and Carolie Collins)


Comments (2)

Never been. But if these people had been 'regulars' I doubt it would have been closing.

Posted by BJ | April 1, 2011 4:27 PM


"Th-th-th-th-th-th-th-That's ALL Folks!"

Posted by Lorrie Sarafin | April 1, 2011 4:55 PM


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