tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post8517583287471417546..comments2023-08-14T11:44:27.299-04:00Comments on Jeremiah's<br> Vanishing New York: Blue-Collar High LineJeremiah Mosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791516443125872364noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-41607664603715179452017-08-03T13:24:45.976-04:002017-08-03T13:24:45.976-04:00All the comments here seem to be from 2013, so I&#...All the comments here seem to be from 2013, so I'm not sure if this blog is still active? Anyway,a comment from 2017 ... I just returned from a trip to NY, where I lived for many years - from the 60s through the 80s. It was the first time I'd been back in 10 years and the High Line was on my To-Do List. I was initially excited by it, but got quickly depressed as I realized that the very fact of it is destroying the last remnants of the neighborhoods it runs through. I spent a lot of time in that area in the 70s, and memories came flooding back as I gazed up at the glitzy, tacky ultra-luxurious buildings that now flank so much of it. I was glad some of the old buildings from the old neighborhood were left, but had a bad feeling if I ever visit it again it will be like walking through a tunnel of brand new luxury crap, which will be totally pointless and depressing and stupid. Thanks for this blog, I like what you're doing -<br />LisaMookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00059561564529318924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-40576505409952903142013-07-03T00:55:03.793-04:002013-07-03T00:55:03.793-04:00I wouldn't be surprised in 10-20 years if publ...I wouldn't be surprised in 10-20 years if public housing in "prime" spots of Manhanttan get torn down. Chelsea, the LES, around Lincoln Center you have some projects. The developers will win and give the people vouchers to live in the Bronx or South Jamaica or maybe encourage them to leave NYC altogether. It's a matter of when not if, the market forces are too strong. I myself am leaving NYC soon. A native of 31 years, I can barely afford my studio in Queens!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-77792385269259843302013-07-02T18:59:24.501-04:002013-07-02T18:59:24.501-04:00My question is how soon will the highline hypergen...My question is how soon will the highline hypergentrification begin devouring Chelsea? Has it started already seeping east? Would a Quinn administration try to tear down the Chelsea-Elliott projects? Chelsea may not be an affordable neighborhood anymore, but there are a lot of rent controlled units and public housing in the area...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-42031734668141258302013-07-02T18:05:51.005-04:002013-07-02T18:05:51.005-04:00now, you all should be happy when buildings @least...now, you all should be happy when buildings @least "try" to keep some intergrity. like the grocery in little italy, or bergen st brooklyn. i never cared much for chelsea, but they do have some nice townhouses. laura r.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-55109097842780207862013-07-02T13:11:25.260-04:002013-07-02T13:11:25.260-04:00Completely off topic, but these yelp heatmaps are ...Completely off topic, but these yelp heatmaps are interesting, and surprisingly accurate, as to where yuppies, hipsters, frats, and tourists dominate:<br /><br />http://www.yelp.com/wordmap/nyc/touristEdnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-33212325885412683302013-07-02T13:09:27.178-04:002013-07-02T13:09:27.178-04:00Ugh! I can't even walk over there anymore. N...Ugh! I can't even walk over there anymore. Not only have all the places I liked vanished, but I feel like an unwelcome alien.Laura Goggin Photographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15517481509431547970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-31816997949359593112013-07-02T10:50:59.253-04:002013-07-02T10:50:59.253-04:00do you realize that this has become a "standa...do you realize that this has become a "standard" style? these corps are building like this all over hte world. so ugly, looks like the mechanical interior layer of a structure. very depressing. laura r.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-37288254806805509332013-07-02T09:59:15.863-04:002013-07-02T09:59:15.863-04:00yes, i saw that a new gas station went in, but did...yes, i saw that a new gas station went in, but didn't get a chance to take a pic. thanks for the reminder.<br /><br />i also visited that HighLine hotel. so weird and creepy.Jeremiah Mosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11791516443125872364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-26110788702215019412013-07-02T09:42:28.725-04:002013-07-02T09:42:28.725-04:00Please don't forget the Frankenstinian 'ov...Please don't forget the Frankenstinian 'overhaul' of the General Theological Seminary, which includes - natch - the High Line Hotel:<br /><br />http://ny.curbed.com/places/general-theological-seminary<br /><br />...and (for the sake of accuracy) the Village Lukoil is a gas station again.Grand St.noreply@blogger.com