
The goal: to help them determine whether the circa 1969 building was eligible for inclusion on state and national lists of historic places. But while that project may be as-yet unofficial, it most definitely is in the works.ĭetails were made public this month, after architectural renderings and the historic resources report created for the Starbucks project were circulated via email to members of the city's Historic Preservation Committee. The map also is silent on plans to replace Arby's with a drive-thru Starbucks. No such plans appear on the city's online map of pending projects, available at. He declined to comment on rumors that Arby's will build a new restaurant - complete with a drive thru - in the parking lot of a shopping center about a mile away.

"They're currently looking for another nearby location to relocate to after that," Rollins said. Speaking on behalf of longtime Ventura franchisee Arthur Zweig, Arby's manager of corporate communications Jason Rollins said in an email this week that the lease extends through Sept. 328 is nearing the end of its lease, and plans must be made. Last month, the chain reported a 9.6 percent jump in same-store sales in the third quarter - pushed, in part, by the introduction in September of its popular line of sliders.īut after 46 years at 3550 E.

Outside, the restaurant's windows are plastered with banners advertising Arby's jalapeño-brisket sandwiches and pumpkin cheesecake milkshakes. The lights outlining its neon street sign - shaped like a cowboy hat and rivaling a nearby palm tree for height - seem to have been replaced recently with higher-wattage bulbs.

Arby's in Ventura doesn't look like a restaurant with less than a year to live at its current location.
