tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909246571366789334.post1301078606547882513..comments2024-02-14T16:54:15.327-05:00Comments on PLAINFIELD TODAY: Gentrification: A shameless plugDanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07867186465663386310noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909246571366789334.post-29168648553489946612014-12-25T20:58:54.098-05:002014-12-25T20:58:54.098-05:00I am so happy to have sold my house, at a staggeri...I am so happy to have sold my house, at a staggering loss, and moved back to Manhattan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909246571366789334.post-51904577236426760462014-12-24T09:59:03.528-05:002014-12-24T09:59:03.528-05:00Before I begin to worry about the negative consequ...Before I begin to worry about the negative consequences of gentrification in Plainfield, I would like to see the vast inventory of pending foreclosures reduced from its present level, which rivals Cleveland's. I would like to see the beautiful 19th Century architecture of our downtown enhanced with shopping and entertainment activities that will transform it from someplace to be avoided to someplace to be proud of, as can be found in similar surroundings in Brooklyn or Hoboken. I would like to see the gorgeous mansions on West 8Street, which by some miracle escaped the wrecking ball, fully restored. I would like to see empty factories throughout the city repurposed as housing for artists and actors. Finally, I would not be unhappy if my house and those houses around me recovered at least some of the value lost in the Great Recession, as has happened in surrounding towns. There will always be a need for affordable housing and displacement of the poor, but at this point, in a state where housing is among some of the country's most Plainfield, relatively speaking, is one of the more affordable, and I think it will stay that way for some time to come. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909246571366789334.post-78049759865945260892014-12-23T10:57:12.495-05:002014-12-23T10:57:12.495-05:00Dan,
Gentrification should be Plainfield'...Dan,<br /> Gentrification should be Plainfield's worst problem.RSCohennoreply@blogger.com