tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17267242.post4703817311733463276..comments2024-03-27T14:57:27.470-04:00Comments on bloomingdale: Bloomingdale: Should Historic Districts be a thing of the past? Or is that argument wrong and extreme?Scott Roberts of Bloomingdalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13729317215189785132noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17267242.post-64182645124274824882016-02-02T14:41:45.458-05:002016-02-02T14:41:45.458-05:00vote below. share on social. forward to neighbor...vote below. share on social. forward to neighbors/friends. comment. make a stink.Gary William Mendelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06155096059709867030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17267242.post-6236969504145158952016-02-02T14:35:23.190-05:002016-02-02T14:35:23.190-05:00I am not a Bloomingdale resident but I would love ...I am not a Bloomingdale resident but I would love for the neighborhood to become a historic district. The Victorian housing stock in the neighborhood is beautiful and would hate to see it disturbed by greedy developers and neglect. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00244252831527425213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17267242.post-72162641628876172772016-02-02T11:51:49.381-05:002016-02-02T11:51:49.381-05:00Chime in here - http://tinyurl.com/z8g7lgv
Also on...Chime in here - http://tinyurl.com/z8g7lgv<br />Also on twitter(s) - @YoYopine & @garywmendel<br />you can vote, comment, share.<br />- gm<br />Bloomingdale residentGary William Mendelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06155096059709867030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17267242.post-41532479366573053552016-02-02T10:21:05.537-05:002016-02-02T10:21:05.537-05:00Hi Peter,
If someone walks up to my door and ask...Hi Peter, <br /><br />If someone walks up to my door and asks me to sign up for Historic Designation, I would likely agree. I don't like the long shadows. <br /><br />However, my family was busy last week shoveling and salting sidewalks for our neighbors who can't do that for themselves any more. We're torn between enjoying the improvements, and caring for our neighbors who have lived here for decades/could use some neighborly assistance.BCChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02576498419220849458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17267242.post-70266727861068264602016-02-02T09:52:08.565-05:002016-02-02T09:52:08.565-05:00BCC - Say Goodbye to your privacy and sunlight, yo...BCC - Say Goodbye to your privacy and sunlight, you'll be living in the shadows soon. . . I'm sure that's not what you imagined could happen in an R4 zone. There are far more responsible ways to develop condos than converting single family homes.<br /><br />What say you to Historic Designation - YES YES YES, Please!Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02583971154778468804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17267242.post-32255936622267212932016-02-02T09:43:33.759-05:002016-02-02T09:43:33.759-05:00The night my boyfriend (now husband) moved into ou...The night my boyfriend (now husband) moved into our house in Bloomingdale, we couldn't even get a pizza delivered. Now, we can walk a few blocks to pick up an artisanal version thereof. <br /><br />The house two doors down from ours is becoming a skyscraper. I'm sure the four (one per floor!) condo owners of 800 sq. ft. each will be happy to spend money in our neighborhood, after the half-million they pay for condos without parking. I can only gasp. It benefits me and my family of course, and I don't resent them at all. Without the newbies, there would be no Rustik, much less Pub & the People (or Boundary Stone or Red Hen or Windows or Aroi, or Firehouse, etc). There would still be Big Bear, but that has more to do with Stuart-as-a-force-of-nature and less to do with the rest of us.<br /><br />Gentrification is a force as well, not automatically bad, and often very good. The speed at which it occurs is arguably the heart of the matter. <br /><br />Is it fair or unfair? Or is it just what it is? BCChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02576498419220849458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17267242.post-38806888528217981072016-02-02T05:02:31.419-05:002016-02-02T05:02:31.419-05:00Both miss a key point: New edifices built in place...Both miss a key point: New edifices built in places like Beacon Hill and Logan Circle (and our own neighborhood) could hardly be called affordable. Fairness is NOT the issue.Caroline Bingleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01843743440554676438noreply@blogger.com