tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post2913255700563792986..comments2023-08-14T11:44:27.299-04:00Comments on Jeremiah's<br> Vanishing New York: Firestone Bear AutoJeremiah Mosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791516443125872364noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-78440396099842809532011-07-21T15:25:17.141-04:002011-07-21T15:25:17.141-04:00I agree. I think in another time, groups would hav...I agree. I think in another time, groups would have aligned across the city, but the forces with bloomberg are so layered and intense, that I think people just take on what they can. <br /><br />It's really incredible and I hope gets some scrutiny - soon.<br /><br />Don't know if you saw this week's Village Voice cover story on Bloomberg's tenure. Finally an in depth look (of course there is always more!).<br /><br />Cathryn.cathrynhttp://washingtonsquareparkblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-19239992539047770972011-07-20T07:22:25.491-04:002011-07-20T07:22:25.491-04:00thanks Cathryn, that makes sense, that people aren...thanks Cathryn, that makes sense, that people aren't as attached to upper Chelsea because not many people lived there or had occasion to visit.<br /><br />it reminds me of how people don't get as upset about Bloomberg's land grab of the Iron Triangle, or Columbia's up in Manhattanville.<br /><br />trouble is, it's all part of the same diabolical process, and when it happens in one area, it impacts all the other neighborhoods.Jeremiah Mosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11791516443125872364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-70938975599578307722011-07-20T00:28:16.886-04:002011-07-20T00:28:16.886-04:00Jeremiah,
I think it's because it's "...Jeremiah,<br />I think it's because it's "new" and saved (supposedly) something "old" but that none of us had any experience with. (Not like Washington Square where they replaced something people very much liked.)<br /><br />Also, that area perhaps the neighbors are not as attached, as, say, people on Lower East Side to their neighborhood and the vibe.<br /><br />Also someone wrote in to my blog when I wrote my piece on the High Line and said - I did not look into this but it seemed like they had - that the founders of the High Line did a big real estate grab around the area in advance of putting it into motion.<br /><br />It's interesting ... because for the longest time the High Line seemed like an underdog and then it sprouted into this uber-"new" (as in glossy, shiny) Manhattan ideal.<br /><br />I'm sure there's a huge story there but have enough on my hands with one "park." :)<br /><br />Cathryn.cathrynhttp://washingtonsquareparkblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-30767240307882346142011-07-19T22:22:01.657-04:002011-07-19T22:22:01.657-04:00i've noticed that when i've posted about h...i've noticed that when i've posted about how the High Line (and its spawn) is displacing the industrial and other low-rent businesses of upper Chelsea, the response from readers is kind of lukewarm.<br /><br />is it hard to get behind autobody shops, taxi medallion agencies, and scrap yards?<br /><br />or is it because everyone, in their heart of hearts, loves the new High Line too much to be mad at it?<br /><br />i'm curious.Jeremiah Mosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11791516443125872364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-56800216023374922552011-07-19T11:54:12.191-04:002011-07-19T11:54:12.191-04:00Well, you can't stop progress.Well, you can't stop progress.manonthemovenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-22415418170403637152011-07-18T19:04:54.658-04:002011-07-18T19:04:54.658-04:00The last and final time I took my car to that Bear...The last and final time I took my car to that Bear Auto Center, they pulled one of my spark plug wires and tried to tell me that the car needed a "tune-up" Not to mention the car was running perfectly when I brought it in. They used to be a reputable place... no longer. I say good riddance.<br /><br />Just because something "vanishes" doesn't necessarily mean that it's a bad thing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-16571516681767432302011-07-18T14:16:48.950-04:002011-07-18T14:16:48.950-04:00As Charlie Brown says, "I can't stand it&...As Charlie Brown says, "I can't stand it".Katrinknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-4715620473712669752011-07-18T09:40:48.454-04:002011-07-18T09:40:48.454-04:00Who woulda thunk saving the highline would result ...Who woulda thunk saving the highline would result in such an outrageous land grab? And why is a garage undesirable? I love them and the people that work in them. It's my blue collar roots I guess. Office buildings and their workers don't have the same appeal to me. Also, doesn't it seem a failure of our educational system that kids need $40,000 to enter first grade?<br />That is, if they can get accepted. Private schools like this promote a socially isolated society. you can bet your bottom dollar none of the kids of the people who work at Bear Auto are gonna be in attendance at roll call. Melting pot. Riiiiigghhhhtttt.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-9891348356714497822011-07-18T09:36:35.218-04:002011-07-18T09:36:35.218-04:00Lemme guess: "early learning center" is ...Lemme guess: "early learning center" is one of those schools set up to cater to all the trust funders' children, who, naturally, are 'exceptionally gifted', and must have their unique little genius catered to from the moment they leave the womb.<br /><br />Pretty sick - you can basically go the length of the highline today, and pick out the businesses by sight that will be soon targeted for extinction. <br /><br />Here's a sample quiz question for all the precious rooftop snowflakes:<br /><br />"Auto Body Shop is to Early Learning Center as:<br /><br />a) A beer at Mars Bar is to a popped collar<br />b) A $1.25 coffee from a corner vendor is to a $7.00 Ethiopian Blend Skinny Soy Latte<br />c) Big Apple is to Big Cupcake<br />d) All of the aboveJAZnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-42160207488290715712011-07-18T09:21:12.082-04:002011-07-18T09:21:12.082-04:00I took a bunch of photos of that auto shop a few d...I took a bunch of photos of that auto shop a few days ago because I suspected they weren't long for this world. The irony, of course, is that one of the virtues of the HL is that it allows you a bird's eye view into what remains of Chelsea's industrial and small business past.SpragueDhttp://www.ratdiary.comnoreply@blogger.com