I do a lot of driving around Amarillo when I am delivering food. I love it because I get to notice a lot of things going on around Amarillo. Or at least I hope that I notice the changes. Recently I drove to pick up food at Chili's on I40 and Western and it made me question a lot of things.

Something looked different. At first, I thought that they repainted the whole building. I really could have sworn it was all red before and now it is a greyish color. I got on Google Maps and realized this was not the case. It was not all red, just the top of the building. The rest was grey.

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Now it is all that greyish color. So that was one change. That is not the blaring missing item. I realized that the awnings were gone. I think they were just taken down to paint. I saw workers touching up the paint. So Chili's was once all red.

Melissa Bartlett
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Now it seems to be all grey with the awnings gone. It just got me to thinking that I don't notice as much as I thought that I did. I did at least notice that something was missing. Chili's is all greyish and the awnings are gone.

 

credit: Melissa Bartlett, TSM
credit: Melissa Bartlett, TSM
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What a difference the change has made. I wonder if the awnings will be the same or if they are getting all new ones. I guess only time will tell.

credit: Melissa Bartlett, TSM
credit: Melissa Bartlett, TSM
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Chili's is freshening up its look and I noticed. I didn't know for sure what the changes were but I knew it was different. So I will be keeping a look out for the addition of the awnings. Yes, I know I have too much time on my hands.

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