tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8938111885824771622.post3222057104554968622..comments2023-11-02T04:23:14.216-07:00Comments on IT WAS <br> HER <br> NEW YORK: Sunday Memories - Before The Days of Air and Conditioningc.o. moedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04842423601233807880noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8938111885824771622.post-63465394777621282302014-03-25T20:43:34.181-07:002014-03-25T20:43:34.181-07:00Ah, E. 11th St. What a start!Ah, E. 11th St. What a start!Jean Westnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8938111885824771622.post-46119826184534032182010-07-26T20:12:15.970-07:002010-07-26T20:12:15.970-07:00it was greed... and that little store front is now...it was greed... and that little store front is now an expensive boutique - one of several expensive shops that has lived at that address..... hmmm....<br /><br />Penny Arcade described gentrification best in the early 1990s to the NY Times - "killing the golden goose who laid the golden egg..."c.o. moedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04842423601233807880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8938111885824771622.post-81136872681245797582010-07-25T06:09:48.500-07:002010-07-25T06:09:48.500-07:00I guess we'll never know if it was greed or ne...I guess we'll never know if it was greed or necessity that caused the rent to escalate. Had the theatre been there long? <br />I realize, of course, that landlords have to do more than break even. If only they were able to project into the future a bit they might be able to see the value in taking a bit of a loss for a little while in order to reap reward later; both for themselves and the community.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com