tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post5380112953031270942..comments2023-08-14T11:44:27.299-04:00Comments on Jeremiah's<br> Vanishing New York: Louis Shoe RebuildersJeremiah Mosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791516443125872364noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-61734720443156073532015-06-05T10:47:22.267-04:002015-06-05T10:47:22.267-04:00Apropos of something —
Although the 2014 Adam San...Apropos of something —<br /><br />Although the 2014 Adam Sandler movie "The Cobbler" received generally unfavorable reviews, it shows the history of the LES and has anti-gentrification undertones.<br /><br />Cc: @ Bowery Boogieesquared™https://www.blogger.com/profile/03535683572170541615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-4378778650958874602015-06-03T13:24:21.895-04:002015-06-03T13:24:21.895-04:00No quality-of-life; no individuality; no creativit...No quality-of-life; no individuality; no creativity; no innovativeness or improvisation<br />...only gentrification: everything pigeonholed, demographized.<br />No personality; no character.<br />All drab, bland, one-size-fits-all; paint-by-numbers.Tal Hartsfeldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05077424958233740898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-76145154294090018092015-06-03T10:56:57.685-04:002015-06-03T10:56:57.685-04:00This makes NO SENSE WHATSOEVER.
Aside from the s...This makes NO SENSE WHATSOEVER. <br /><br />Aside from the social fabric that these "mom & pops" provide to NYC through their longevity and customer service, some of them also provide very needed skills that only come about through learning a trade. Look, you can always get some goddamn cup of coffee at any of the chains. So what? It's generic and common. What are we supposed to do when we need our shoes repaired? Just throw them away? Is that the idea?<br /><br />This plan by the ultra wealthy of remaking NYC into a mirror version of Hong Kong makes NO SENSE WHATSOEVER.citydwellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14613666310114041712noreply@blogger.com