Cahbazm Doorfaces

anon (pool-71-190-22-50.nycmny.east.verizon.net): 21st Feb 2009 - 23:30 GMT

And here i thought from everyone I've been speaking with that bushwick has cleaned up...

Peter: 22nd Feb 2009 - 00:11 GMT

this is on my block. to be perfectly frank, i kinda like it. the graf at least.

in regards to bushwick having cleaned up... dont blame the graffit writers. blame the landlords who allow perfectly good buildings like this one to sit vacant for months and months, suffering irreparable water damage, busted pipes, fires and vandalism. their responsibility is even more profound when you consider that not only are they contributing to urban blight, but they are also preventing those units (these in particular were low-income housing) from being utilized by the community for their intended purpose.

sometimes you have to open your eyes and look a layer deeper to discover exactly who it is to blame for things in the neighborhood you perceive to be an eyesore. too often we get caught up on the symptoms- the graffiti, the trash, the blight- and forget that there are real humans behind these situations who are making the selfish decisions that directly lead to your dismay with a post like this.

Mime: 23rd Feb 2009 - 06:03 GMT

I'm with you here, Peter. There are perfectly good buildings everywhere sitting empty due to people turning a blind eye to increasing homelessness because of owners' perceived financial or status loss.

I was staying with a friend briefly in Brisbane, who was living in a squat. The owners found out he was living there, and because of their circumstances, allowed him to stay. This is a rarity, as far as I know.

The real shame is that good buildings are being demolished as "unfit to live in" because landlords don't want to spend the money to fix up their investments, and land is now becoming more profitable than family housing. So it's easier to eradicate the bothersome building on your piece of pristine land and sell for as much as you possibly can get so that some five-star holiday condo can be built on it.

I lived in a shelter a few years ago that backed onto land that was being sold for this exact purpose. The people that owned the shelter also owned two properties next door, which all up would have netted them several million dollars if they chose to sell to the developers. I rode past there the other day and the house is still there. The new structure is built flush next to the old house. It was crazy days living there then, I'd hate to live there now.

Jamie: 23rd Feb 2009 - 09:45 GMT

This looks just like a british public toilet block. Ladies, Gents, Disabled, 24-Hour

Erika: 23rd Feb 2009 - 17:59 GMT

Loved your pix. Marvelous - so glamorously trashy they look. They do, in fact, resemble a multiple telephone box row or toilet stalls ;-).

Peter: 3rd May 2009 - 20:13 GMT

rey cintron: 23rd Jun 2009 - 05:43 GMT

damm slumlords to damm cheap. but some people just dont know how to take care of a home and at the end of the day the landlord is expected to come out his pockets for the repair and some that are major because of careless people. so who do you blame the landlord or the people who are renting?

D: 11th Nov 2009 - 01:27 GMT

LOL that graff makes the place, are y'all kidding?? Oh my how Haters always wanna hate!!