Comments about development

There are 100 comments about "development"

Walter B.(mackmuggs@netscape.net: The third avenue el separated the rich people to the north going to central park from the poor and middle class going to the south to York Avenue and the east river. Between the......

in response to: Yorkville: A Neighborhood Recalled by Laura

Marco: tokyo is not just skyscrapers even though those are the buildings that stand out in the center of the city. The bulk of this city is made of middle-rise buildings and the more you go out......

in response to: Tokyo Architecture by Chris Jongkind

Queens Crapper: I think that's actually Middle Village. I recognize the crap development in the background on the right....

in response to: When You Come to a Fork in the Road... by Peter

Pope John Paul II Family Academy: Hello all. I am Jim Viola, VP for Development & Community Development at the new Pope John Paul II Family Academy. It is wonderful to read all your comments. We have renovated the old building......

in response to: Bushwick 77: The Casusos of Harman St. by upfromflames

Mcgee: It's true that all cities and towns create trash/pollution to one degree or another. A certain amount is inevitable. And each era has its own particular concerns regarding what's actually garbage and what is......

in response to: Barren Island by CartLegger

little ukraine: bah that sucks. partists lofts and live/work spaces are getting pretty big in the revitalization/redevelopment world as ways to provide affordable housing. would be nice if they give the artists someplace to go....

in response to: Chattanooga Bank Building by Mary Barnett

Franny Wentzel: As hopeful as this brochure was... it turned out that Mirabel wasn't really needed in the long run for a number of reasons. The link with the city's mass transit system was never built which......

in response to: Mirabel Airport Brochure by Franny Wentzel

CartLegger: miguel ayala AKA Apache: That strip of Grove Street is now the home of Hope Gardens, a the last section 8 NYCHA development built in NYC (1981-95), and the last in the US. Its not......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Wee Boaby: I lived in Marlow Street, no 49 just went to take a look last night. It's an Industrial estate now, but railway wall where we used to climb up to see the trains going......

in response to: 11 Stanley Place, Kinning Park by kobe

Angela: This medieval style building is the Frost Memorial Tower, part of the original Samuel R. Smith Infirmary, former Staten Island Hospital. This building has been nominated for landmarking in 2009 and has been denyed in......

in response to: The Staten Island University Hospital by Peter

john mohd : Bhalessa is a unique but it have some problems of development an MLA MP mlc is not working as responsibulity ...

in response to: The Staten Island University Hospital by Peter

Norse Viking: Arrest Development...Your are so right man... Bravo to you... Keep it up!!! "I think blacks, whites, Puerto Ricans, Mexicans....who cares what your race is, don't we all want this to become a safer place......

in response to: Humboldt Park & Gentrification by Xavi

humboldtpark: Wow, there are really some interesting comments here. I live in Humboldt Park with my husband and kids and want to help clean it up. I think blacks, whites, Puerto Ricans, Mexicans....who cares what your......

in response to: Humboldt Park & Gentrification by Xavi

ChiPhi: Arrested Development, Thanks for the input. You are certainly entitled to your opnions and I respect that. I respect that enough not to call you names since that just dilutes an otherwise interesting......

in response to: Humboldt Park & Gentrification by Xavi

little ukraine: glad you were able to get these shots! this place is slated for some pretty massive redevelopment, no telling when it will actually happen. story goes that when they shut this place down,......

in response to: Pilgrim State Psychiatric Center by Sean Hopkins

Peter Puleo: The concensus on the deer is that they swam across the Arthur Kill from New Jersey as development there soared in the past 10 years. The reason the park is closed is for an environmental......

in response to: Abandoned Shipyard by Peter

Humboldt1: Arrest Development, I have an degree in history in addition to economics and marketing and have taken several urban sociology classes. I also have an undergrad in biomedical engineering so I know a thing or......

in response to: Humboldt Park & Gentrification by Xavi

Franny Wentzel: I tried to read as many of these post as I could and the one question I have to ask is of what earthly good is a 'poor' neighbourhood if it fails to provide and......

in response to: Humboldt Park & Gentrification by Xavi

Arrest Development: Humboldt1, what do you mean by preserving your "white" race...what is "white"...you sound like Adolf Hitler...after reading this article posted by Truth, it's obvious that you are a racist or a racialist which is fine......

in response to: Humboldt Park & Gentrification by Xavi

TRUTH: GENTRIFICATION IN BRIEF http://www.enoughroomforspace.org/project_pages/view/198 Gentrification occurs in urban areas where prior disinvestment in the urban infrastructure creates neighborhoods that can be profitably redeveloped. In its earliest form, gentrification affected decaying working class neighborhoods close to urban centers......

in response to: Humboldt Park & Gentrification by Xavi

EvilGentleman: **Developer drastically scales back Griffintown project** Company wants less land than originally planned for residential-commercial development Last Updated: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 | 6:13 PM ET CBC News More changes are in the works for a multi-billion-dollar......

in response to: Griffintown by CE

CV: Moved here from Denver to start a biz 4 LONG years ago. Biggest mistake of my life. What few waterfront restaurants that were here when we moved were torn down for condo development......

in response to: Scenes from a Little Town Called Jacksonville by Jones

Franny Wentzel: Brings to mind the notorious 'spite house' of NYC [[img:30088]] Curious Notoriety   The spitefulness of Mr. Crocker and his spite fence fades into the minor leagues, however, when compared with the spitefulness of Joseph Richardson and his Spite......

in response to: Skinny Building by CE

ChiPhi: Wow...this thread has had some staying power and I am glad it has the legs. :) Full disclosure...(Please read my earlier comments above for my perspective regarding this neighborhood). I am a male in my......

in response to: Humboldt Park & Gentrification by Xavi

Rohinton Ghandhi: November 27th, 2008 To City Noise Editors, I have recently begun writing articles for the Verdun Messenger's new English Corner segment. They cover Verdun's history and the people within it. I thought your group......

in response to: Verdun Neon by CE

JIm: Is there any kind of contact for this site. Honestly, our Car Club needs an autocross site pronto. I will work with anything to get us out there on the pavement agian. We used to......

in response to: Abandoned General Motors Plant by Peter

Humboldt1: I am not poor but I live around poor people and we all get along. I have had a few run-ins with drug dealers and gang bangers hanging out on corners on my block,......

in response to: Humboldt Park & Gentrification by Xavi

Arrest Development: Live in denial if you must... Poor people are uniting all across the globe... I know you see us on the street......

in response to: Humboldt Park & Gentrification by Xavi

Arrest Development: Let's get real, gentrification, which means "from gentry, noble birth, good genes", is really a catering to Euro/Anglo culture who are given privilege, mobility, whether it's suburban or in the city, and easier access to......

in response to: Humboldt Park & Gentrification by Xavi

Humboldt1: I love gentrification and will do everything in my power to promote it. For now, I have renters that are less than desirable, but pay, although usually late. I would much rather rent......

in response to: Humboldt Park & Gentrification by Xavi

Humboldt1: Gentrification is being caused by yuppies and professionals from the east moving further west, displacing current long-time residents. The park itself is beautiful and a true gem in the Chicago Park District, but is......

in response to: Humboldt Park & Gentrification by Xavi

Humboldt/West Bucktown - whichever you prefer: I've been in this area for over 6 years. Bought a condo 3BR/3BA. The first year was rough with all the random shootings at night. I get the scoop from the locals,......

in response to: Humboldt Park & Gentrification by Xavi

David: Past comments indicate Tower St. now mostly new developments. My mother in law was born at 26 Tower St in 1904. Does anyone know if that building is still there? We live in......

in response to: 11 Stanley Place, Kinning Park by kobe

M. Collins: Glad to hear that Mayor Daley finally won over city approval to have the last of the Cabrini Greene structures razed and cleared for new development. Although once a decent complex in the earlier half......

in response to: Cabrini Green [whats left of it] by corsakti

jeeff: for janelle and whoever else was interested in updates, here's a [[8400:new article]] on the redevelopment....

in response to: Regent Park Revitalization by jeeff

Mike: Indeed, I used to shop at the IGA, while it was further west on N-Dame st., near parc Sir G-É. Cartier. I can still remember people stocking up on on chicken legs, milk, canned juices,......

in response to: Fuck the IGA by CE

Who Cares for Kensington: River Otters complains about the mass exodus from the city and that those folks should have stayed and are now paying the price for leaving with long commutes and 4 buck gas. I left Philly......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

serlingrod: moral of the story, everyone - deindustrialization ruined these neighbors that so many people who grew up in them loved so much. hard economic times and social/political injustice has transformed them into hotbeds for illegal......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

Peter: if i had a dollar for every time ive heard someone from a hard/bad/depressed/rebuilding neighborhood comment something like ##"_______ is really that bad and has been for years"##... [[76:cabrini green]], [[1727:henry horner]], [[4368:hutchinson]], [[646:bushwick]], to......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

serlingrod: In response to the last post - first of, let me say that I live in Philadelphia and have worked as a community organizer in Kensington for the past several years. I mention this to......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

Jamie: citynoise.org development blog (of sorts) [[http://jamazon.co.uk/tags/citynoise.org]]...

in response to: User Survey 2007 by Jamie

Cathy Tarkowski Grant: Belleville Kansas is full of potential with many creative artisans and entrepreneurs. It also is ripe for development with the Republican River running nearby, beautiful old 81 highway running north of town with it's......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 3 by Scott Sargent

James cashan: RE: Rob Walls R Tynan, Totally agree with your strong sentiments, The other night me and my partner Zak (zakia Cassim) Were having our tea at the boathouse , they have built a decking area at......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

Passerby: With the history linked to that hotel there is no stopping the wrecking ball. To quote the article in the Suntimes: Community development director of Lincolnwood Timothy Clarke "Asked when he'd like the hotel torn......

in response to: Hotel Detective by procyon

terry hindley: "Hung around the Benny centre and pool quite a bit during the late 70's early 80's. As long as you didn't look for trouble you generally wouldn't find trouble. Anyone remeber the Benny Gang? or......

in response to: The Benny Farm Condemned Housing Projects by EvilGentleman

John Dereszewski: I also don't understand this. Bushwick Houses is a large - and rather oppressive - complex situated at Flushing and Bushwick Aves. on the Williamsburg side of the border. As Adam notes, these are pictures......

in response to: Bushwick Houses by Peter

James cashan: hi norma , yes i remember brian,may know your brothers by face,we would get anywhere from 1 to 2 hundred people down at tarzan bridge,crossie was a regular face at our shin digs and would often......

in response to: These Things No Longer Exist by Andrew Smith

Rob Tynan: Hi Jon, Couldn't agree more regarding development.....I don't know that pond, but there were other ponds near the old slag heap bordering Hollins Green. We used to get frogs, newts, stickbacks etc from there....

in response to: These Things No Longer Exist by Andrew Smith

Rob Tynan: Hi James, Yes you are right. I lived at the end of Rosebank Road, my mum still does. I remember you living on Haig Ave. You went to St Teresas didn't you. ......

in response to: These Things No Longer Exist by Andrew Smith

Tex: Here's a quote from an earlier post. "I was watching the city council last summer, talk to a group of individuals who didn't want their taxes raised in order for new development next to......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Fort: There are a lot more boring cities in the US. Norman has become really big right now, with all the new developments. I'm surprised to come across this blog entry....

in response to: America's Most Boring Towns: 1 by Scott Sargent

Richard: Brisbane has a beautiful river contour which curls around the CBD. We also have several major towers under construction that will completely evolve the city skyline! It's a really exciting time for Brisbane. To catch......

in response to: The Top 15 Skylines in the World by Luigi Di Serio

Richard: Hey, this is the current city skyline of Brisbane, Australia. Brisbane city is located in south-east Queensland, the fastest growing region in Australia. With so many new towers proposed, approved and underconstruction- Brisbane's skyline is......

in response to: The Top 15 Skylines in the World by Luigi Di Serio

Steve M: Hi Deb I was brought up in Collins Close during the 1970s. I remember the cat story. I can't confirm whether this was true or not, even though I worked at the pub briefly......

in response to: These Things No Longer Exist by Andrew Smith

Rudy: FROM THE HOUSTON CHRONICLE - March 18, 2008: As of April 14, 2008, large trucks with more than two axles will no longer be allowed to travel through the Washburn Tunnel. Lately, large trucks often scrape......

in response to: Washburn Tunnel by ian

Steve M: This is a fantastic resource and discussion. I am pretty much interested in Irlam past, present and unfurling. I've namechecked this thread on my blog: http://cadisheadinspace.blogspot.com/ I'd love people to comment on some of......

in response to: These Things No Longer Exist by Andrew Smith

Doug in California: A native Montrealer, I lived in the building at 4120 Benny Ave. from 1946 to 1952, when my dad got transferred to Ontario. I went to Kensington School up to grade 3 before we......

in response to: The Benny Farm Condemned Housing Projects by EvilGentleman

jeeff: "block-busting" is a little different than what you describe, and probably not exactly what went on here. in the US, real estate agents would leave pamphlets and things in target neighbourhoods warning that minorities......

in response to: Abandoned Homes by JayEastsider

EvilGentleman: El, since they were government-funded homes originally intended for the families of veterans returning from WWII, it is most unfortunate that the government decided to stop funding them. If you look at the comments in the......

in response to: The Destruction of Benny Farm by EvilGentleman

Chuck Steak: Hung around the Benny centre and pool quite a bit during the late 70's early 80's. As long as you didn't look for trouble you generally wouldn't find trouble. Anyone remeber the Benny Gang? or......

in response to: The Benny Farm Condemned Housing Projects by EvilGentleman

Rob Tynan: Hi Alan, The whole area around what was known as the jerry works, including Kwik Save has been redeveloped. The raised area where the Jerry works existed has been lowered and has been completely built......

in response to: These Things No Longer Exist by Andrew Smith

magu nguru: well i have a website that aims to focus on development issues for the country and to inspire growth and the like well for cheche do you have any ideas on how to improve the......

in response to: A Call for Reason in Our Country Kenya by magu nguru

Hunter: My, my, you fellows (Tex, Noname, and former Hutchinsonite) have certainly grown suddenly very touchy. You raise so many points with so much overlap I'll try to answer by point, rather than address each correspondent......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Hunter: I'd like to make two points at this time. First, it seems that most of the dissatisfaction with Hutchinson revolves around the lack of "good", i.e. well-paid jobs. As I mentioned earlier, there are no......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

serlingrod: Standard Tap is great - the same owners operate Johnny Brenda's up in Fishtown. There definitely is a development gap between Old City and Northern Liberties though, with I-95 running along the waterfront and 676......

in response to: Save Your Neighborhood by serlingrod

serlingrod: Oh IKEA, what to do with thee? You offer great bargains on such aesthetically-pleasing, easy to assemble furniture, yet you continue to embrace the Walton-esque big box development model..... Our IKEA in Philly is a nightmare.......

in response to: Ikea\'s Watery Shadow by CartLegger

Natalie Waterworth (Brophy): Great pics Marissa, I can't believe the state of Irlam High school............what the????? How do Governments expect children to function to the best of their ability in an unaesthetically pleasing environment such as that? ......

in response to: These Things No Longer Exist by Andrew Smith

Liam McCann: Reading your article was like going back home. I grew up on 87th ST. off of Lex and remember alot ot the locations you cited. I remember what the Rupert Towers development was......

in response to: Yorkville: A Neighborhood Recalled by Laura

K Teesdale: Growing up in Kensington, I knew I had to get out. The social environment was not one to be taken lightly. I learned everything I need to survive growing up in Kensington. I walked. I......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

Floody: I agree that it will never get back to where is was in the past...nothing ever does, but please do not put down the efforts that the New Kensington Community Development Corporation is currently doing.......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

Mark Whitfield: Great photos Myke. Good that you got a blue sky day. I work in Salford Quays and trip to the War Museum regularly to observe the latest developments with the MediaCity:UK build which will be......

in response to: Imperial War Museum North by Myke

serlingrod: [[http://www.nkcdc.org]] New Kensington Community Development Corporation. I'm telling you....we're doing great things here. There's still hope yet....

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

cg7: I was just wondering where those displaced from their homes are heading. I am interested in those that could not be a part of the new mixed development concepts... the reason i ask is i......

in response to: Cabrini Green [whats left of it] by corsakti

Hank: What a neat looking little wick you have. I chanced apon your site researching Barnoldswick after reading mention of it in Development of Aircraft Engines by Robert Schlaifer. I, too, am in Florida. I would......

in response to: Barnoldswick by Gus Brennan

Chris: Hey i might as well add since i'm reading through the posts, I myself grew up in coney island. I am now 25 and love to check out old photos at times , i've seen......

in response to: Luna Park: Coney Island by Peter

Marti Cruz: Thanks for the memories. Grew up in on Jefferson St until the age of 14 when we moved to Queens. Drugs weren't such a problem, but you could see the heroin creeping in.......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Elicar: No offense taken joey. It was really modelled after New York's Times Square and, London's Piccadilly Circus. There were pro's and con's about the "development". I. for one prefer what it is now if I......

in response to: It\'s Christmas Already? by Elicar

george: i heard they extended the CHA redevelopment plans to 2015 from end of 2009. Is that right? what is the extra time for exactly? any updates on the gentrification of the area? is the transitioning......

in response to: Cabrini Green [whats left of it] by corsakti

PHIL Z: IT'S A SHAME ROSELAND HAS PULLED OUT OF THIS DEVELOPMENT AND WE HAVE A VERY WEEK BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND MY BANK WENT BELLY UP !...

in response to: Abandoned General Motors Plant by Peter

Natalie Waterworth (Brophy): Hi Helen, Good luck with your graveyard hunting !!!!! I was appalled when I returned there to find that all the graves in the church grounds have been removed (there were lots there when......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

little ukraine: oops hit post too soon- just a few more words - the area i described has been well under... er, 'development' for over a decade, and it's hitting the point where shitloads of condos are......

in response to: Help This Newbie by lou

Bass Girl: I love those old photos above! It's good to see Hutch had a good start. I wonder what happened? I had an interesting visit with a neighbor who has been trying to......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

HushUp: Oh, and by the way, that list was only about 25 companies; and of those 25 they are employing over 10,000 people around here. Excuse me, they aren't all manufacturing companies, but I happen......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

jeeff: that's the new jarvis campus of "canada's national ballet school", right? it's one of the nicer developments downtown in the last few years. man, glad i don't have to get up that early....

in response to: September Morn by Biff

EvilGentleman: Georges, The predominant prejudice in Montreal is still language. As an English-speaker, I seldom notice anti-Americanism among the French Quebecers. This may be due in part to my not being to understand most of what......

in response to: Yankee Go Home by EvilGentleman

serlingrod: East Kensington does have alot of problems, but just like everywhere you go there are good people trying to make a difference. I actually work full-time in this neighborhood for the New Kensington Community Development......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

BelievelandBikes: The shots were taken about six years ago and I just scanned them recently. As for the boxcar, it was the only isolated car in the yard just hanging out by itself. The......

in response to: LTV by BelievelandBikes

Anne Jones: Hi Sheila (waving!), and Hi to Russell Smith - I remember you and your sister Gail and your mum from when you lived in Oak Road - I grew up in Cadishead and we lived......

in response to: These Things No Longer Exist by Andrew Smith

CE: I just ate their the other day during a bike ride to VSL to see how the redevelopment of the street was going. I'm still alive....

in response to: Decarie Hot Dogs by CE

Bass Girl: I moved here from a town of 2500 people about 7 years ago, and I've watched this town die around me. Many businesses have come and gone, major industrial places for large employment have......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

mattyg: So what has happened? Also, are the other developments listed earlier in this thread going forward or have they been canceled? eg. the west side lofts and the bohemian embassy? ...

in response to: 48 Abell Bites the Dust? by jeeff

jeeff: a correction: i found out that the nearest building pictured IS memorable, as i guess all buildings are if you're willing to look closely. sorry for the error. from the Toronto Star, 'Fashion Incubator......

in response to: Dovercourt by jeeff

Clay: There's an exhibit at the Brooklyn Historical Society called "Up from Flames." It chronicles Bushwick from 1977 to now. It has lots of articles in the 70's when Bushwick landlords were buring their......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Paul Ellington: Hello everyone - Some great photos of Irlam on this site. I am researching the history of the area opposite Irlam Locks (where Cadishead Way and a new housing development is). Does anyone......

in response to: These Things No Longer Exist by Andrew Smith

EvilGentleman: Yeah, but you can see the vertical development that was sure to eventually evolve into a thunderstorm later in the day, and probably over Louisiana somewhere....

in response to: Monday Morning Sky by groovehouse

Kari: What amazes me, seriously, is that this debate isn't just about Norman. It's about the sameness that we have spread across the US. The original set of photographs, honestly, could have been taken......

in response to: America's Most Boring Towns: 1 by Scott Sargent

fuchsh@hotmail.com: shades of Guernica! Picasso should have lived here! Maybe someone can post a few shots of those new (glass/out of place) new developments on Pacific Street and also Washington Avenue (big glass windows......

in response to: Washington Avenue, Prospect Heights by Peter

T: I should add that for the most part, historically, Victoria's skyline has always been less-than-impressive because of height restrictions for reasons similar to Vancouver's (wouldn't want to block the view of the Olympic Mountains across......

in response to: The Top 10 Canadian Skylines by CE

maybetoday: The North Market Place development is actually happening. Several buildings and homes have already been rehabbed for apartments and homes. Infill is currently being built on vacant land ("historically-sensitive" single-family homes). The......

in response to: Revitalize by maybetoday

EvilGentleman: cg: I guess I have an inherent dislike of sameness. Contrasts and variety are so much better. It might have something to do with most of my childhood being spent in military housing, where each......

in response to: Debaliviere Place by maybetoday