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What Would You Like to See Here: The Old Sundowner Bar

There are some empty spaces, vacant lots and occasionally a few abandoned shops around Benicia. This new feature gives you a chance to chime in on what you'd like to see in place of the open space—if anything at all.

The Sundowner Bar and Grill and the cardroom that went with it have been closed for 10 years.  Visitors to Benicia, who enter on East Fifth Street or who are staying at the new , are greeted by the chain link fence and weeds. 

Former Benicia Patch columnist Belinda Smith opined that this is the perfect spot for a new .

What do you want to see at this location?

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