What sho talkin bout, boy?
52nd street
2. Much of North and West Philadelphia looks like Dresden post-bombing, and has for some time.
Pretty sad... Being on the west coast, I tend to think of Philadelphia as where much of our history was made, with neatly kept lawns and houses, and proud respectable Americans...
I know better though...To bad we allow the scum of the earth to trash our great country.
I worked at two offices in the area ( one block from K&A and Hunting Park) in 1999. Lots of boarded up homes and businesses then. It must be worse now, and the blight has probably moved further up Frankford Ave.
What sho talkin bout, boy?
52nd street
Brilliant!
I’m not as convinced that this is about restoring the cities, as reducing the obscene (as the left sees it) size of our homes. Urban sprawl (favorite catchword of the left) has been high on the left’s radar. They want to see large multi-dwelling structures in as small of a footprint as they can facilitate.
They look at the square footage of the U.S. homes, and cringe. I look at their plans and cringe.
My guess is that Detroit and Michigan as a whole implemented polices that caused people to leave. Sure the auto industries left, but what’s the difference between that and the closing of military bases? Both have massive community impact.
Some places implement business friendly policies, and retain the viability of their community.
IMO< that’s what Detroit should focus on. Offer those homes real cheap to people who move into the area. Then provide incentives to spur business. The get out of the way and watch those cities refurbish themselves.
When they start talking about four island communities, and the wonders of returning property to nature, you know there’s more to this than just saving communities.
It’s the leftist dreams coming true for America. To hell with that.
I thought this was a great idea at first, but realized the .gov once it initiates such a program is on the hook to reimburse every landowner in the area bulldozed.