Comments on: Montrose Exchange http://eastlibertypost.com All of the News that Fits East Liberty Wed, 21 Jul 2010 17:20:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: demian http://eastlibertypost.com/montrose-exchange/comment-page-1/#comment-138252 demian Fri, 16 Jan 2009 20:52:54 +0000 http://eastlibertypost.com/montrose-exchange/#comment-138252 I have a hard time with the people in this community complaining about all the new "up-scale" businesses moving into the area. how can you say that its a bad thing to make a place safer and to make it a place that people want to come spend money. some of the people who have moved to east liberty don.t seem to realize that this used to be one of the most visited parts of the city, and that most of the residents at the turn of the century were the richest people in the whole city. look at the buildings,the homes, this was never an area built for low income families. i moved here because it was cheap. it's cheap to live here because its run down, if its fixed up of course it will cost more to live here. i'd rather pay more to live in a safe vibrant community than to pay nothing and be afraid to walk down certain streets. I have a hard time with the people in this community complaining about all the new “up-scale” businesses moving into the area. how can you say that its a bad thing to make a place safer and to make it a place that people want to come spend money. some of the people who have moved to east liberty don.t seem to realize that this used to be one of the most visited parts of the city, and that most of the residents at the turn of the century were the richest people in the whole city. look at the buildings,the homes, this was never an area built for low income families. i moved here because it was cheap. it’s cheap to live here because its run down, if its fixed up of course it will cost more to live here. i’d rather pay more to live in a safe vibrant community than to pay nothing and be afraid to walk down certain streets.

]]> By: Michael http://eastlibertypost.com/montrose-exchange/comment-page-1/#comment-34763 Michael Tue, 22 Jan 2008 17:53:04 +0000 http://eastlibertypost.com/montrose-exchange/#comment-34763 Who is being driven out by the Montrose development? It's a hotel and a few new restaurants and shops. In fact, the area is surrounded by new low-to-moderate income housing, with more on the way. Would you prefer the buildings to remain vacant? Would some plywood across the windows be more appealing to the locals? Great effort has been made to keep the locals in the area and the community fabric intact, and I think it's been successful. What's wrong with a couple of high-end establsihments to mix with the Target, local restaurants and new housing? Who is being driven out by the Montrose development? It’s a hotel and a few new restaurants and shops. In fact, the area is surrounded by new low-to-moderate income housing, with more on the way.
Would you prefer the buildings to remain vacant? Would some plywood across the windows be more appealing to the locals? Great effort has been made to keep the locals in the area and the community fabric intact, and I think it’s been successful. What’s wrong with a couple of high-end establsihments to mix with the Target, local restaurants and new housing?

]]> By: Craig Stevens http://eastlibertypost.com/montrose-exchange/comment-page-1/#comment-18502 Craig Stevens Thu, 11 Oct 2007 21:32:52 +0000 http://eastlibertypost.com/montrose-exchange/#comment-18502 Broad Street offered an opportunity to create a community-friendly 'market area' for local and diverse shops and vendors off the main business street, Penn Avenue. Instead we have the upscale Montrose development which will only make the area safe for outsiders with money not welcome for low-moderate income locals. Of course, "the market" drives everything, you day. Yea, it'll drive all the locals out of the area and into blighted areas. Thanks a lot fellas! Broad Street offered an opportunity to create a community-friendly ‘market area’ for local and diverse shops and vendors off the main business street, Penn Avenue. Instead we have the upscale Montrose development which will only make the area safe for outsiders with money not welcome for low-moderate income locals.

Of course, “the market” drives everything, you day. Yea, it’ll drive all the locals out of the area and into blighted areas. Thanks a lot fellas!

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