FAMOUS PLACES THAT NO LONGER EXIST

FAMOUS PLACES THAT NO LONGER EXIST Jul 25, 2019 18:26:51 GMT

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Post by telegonus on Jul 25, 2019 18:26:51 GMT

Jul 6, 2019 20:59:31 GMT snsurone said:

Going a little OT:
In my own neighborhood (the Upper West Side of Manhattan), so many of the charming, eclectic "Mom & Pop" businesses have closed down.
If you walk along Broadway in the West 80's, you'll find every storefront for rent!
It's those insufferably greedy landlords and corporations that keep jacking up rents that make it impossible for small businesses to stay open.
And most of these places are vacant for years! How the hell will these landlords make any profit if there are no tenants??
The sad thing is that the Upper West Side has become increasingly upscale and gentrified in the last 20+ years.
In fact, it's becoming more and more like the Upper East Side!

Sorry for such a late reply.

This is true for a lot of cities, including the one I live in. It's strangely, cruelly ironic that in such places where so many rich, hip, supposedly beautiful people want to live a neighborhood variety store and pizza parlor can't survive. It's like "everyone wants to live here BUT...when you walk down the street you can't find a place to buy an ice cream cone".