Here's the sign to Scotty's Donuts and Teriyaki Chicken, a restaurant that has the popular theme of selling donuts and teriyaki chicken bowls in the same location. You know, it's so you can get your donut with your teriyaki chicken. What, you don't do that?
This location was once a Burger King and then became a family-owned donut shop after an economic downturn and rise in crime in the area chased many of the chain businesses out of the area. Today, a homeless shelter is located directly behind the donut shop. The area is well-known for its drug and gang-related crime.
Sunday, June 04, 2006
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This is an overall view of Scotty's Donuts and Teriyaki Chicken in Modesto, California. The building was first constructed in the late 1970s as a Burger King, a great location as it was near a New Deal Supermarket, down the street from a Jack In The Box and around the corner from Gallo Glass, one of the largest employers in the Northern San Joaquin Valley. But time has not been good to this area. The Burger King relocated to newer subdivisions about 15 years ago and this was turned into the family-owned donut shop known as Scotty's. Then the New Deal supermarket chain was pieced off to a bunch of independent owners, only to eventually close. The New Deal by Scotty's became a Save Mart, but even that closed for a better location. Instead, a homeless shelter opened behind Scotty's about 10 years ago. The area became known as "The Airport District" because of the proximity of the airport and became overrun with gangs. Scotty's was sold again and turned into Scotty's Donuts and Teriyaki Chicken Bowl. It has been like that for at least eight years now. Apparently, it's succesful since it seems to get a steady-stream of foot traffic from the homeless shelter and surrounding businesses.
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Here's a look at the front of Scotty's Donuts and Teriyaki Chicken in Modesto. It once was a Burger King Restaurant, but an economic downturn in the area chased away most the chains. A homeless shelter located behind the donut shop also hasn't helped local businesses much. As you can see from advertisements in the windows, you can get a dozen donuts for $3.99 or two eggrolls for $1.25.
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Here's a close up of the Scotty's Donuts and Terikyaki Chicken restaurant front windows. You can buy donuts, egg rolls or a Teriyaki Chicken bowl for a very low price. Notice the white splotches of paint on the front of the building. That's very common in this part of town as it's where the owners once again painted over gang graffiti. The graffiti will be back soon though, I'm sure of it.
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The ads on the side of the restaurant. Notice that you can get donuts, eggrolls or teriyaki chicken bowls 24 hours a day, I guess so you can get a sugar rush when the methamphetamine finally wears out. The restaurant is located in a poorer area of town and has a homeless shelter located behind it. The Central Valley, where Modesto is in the heart of, is known as the methamphetamine capitol of the world. Modesto also is ranked as the car-theft capital of the United States. Most car thieves who are eventually caught admit that they stole the cars to sell parts so they could buy more methamphetamine, at least according to the local police department.
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