New London, CT is a whole different story. After displacing residents and businesses under a similar eminent domain process -- and even fighting the legal challenges all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court where it ended with the controversial Kelo decision -- the major pharmaceutical firm that was the keystone of the redevelopment project pulled out of the deal.
We need a “like” button. The headline makes it sound like the plant moved in 3 or 4 years ago. Not almost 40.
That is correct. And for what it's worth, the vast majority of the plan't workforce live in the suburbs now.
There's a reason that area is called "Pole" town and that's because it was primarily Polish. Not so much anymore. The original residents are now dead, their children who grew up there are my age and have long since moved to the suburbs. The area has been taken over by people from the Middle East and there's a mosque that blares a call to prayer. In the downtown area there are still a couple great Polish restaurants and deli's. In fact a friend of mine still drives down there to get all his Polish sausage and other traditional Polish food.....