PEORIA — Joe's Crab Shack, a staple of the Peoria riverfront since 2000, served its last customers Monday night, and its neighbor will soon depart from that location as well.

The seafood restaurant quietly closed Monday, while New Amsterdam Bar & Restaurant will remain open until it finds a new location, according to New Amsterdam owner Todd Waldschmidt. Both moves were precipitated by the announcement Tuesday that Riverfront Village, the elevated concrete platform the two businesses sit on, will be transformed into a public park.

Though the riverfront location has been fruitful, Waldschmidt estimated that the area experienced flooding about a third of the time since the restaurant opened in 2013. He explored other locations previously and is seeking to stay Downtown in a spot that splits the middle ground of bar and restaurant like the current location does.

The closure of Joe's Crab Shack ends the development announced in 1997 that initially brought the seafood restaurant and Damon's Clubhouse to Water Street. More restaurant and retail developments soon followed.

Mike Wisdom, the owner of the Riverfront Village platform, said the lease for Joe's Crab Shack had not yet expired but the business chose Monday as the date to permanently close.

Thomas Bruch can be reached at 686-3262 and tbruch@pjstar.com. Follow him on Twitter @ThomasBruch and contact him for any openings and closings in the central Illinois area.