In a message dated 3/1/2007 1:51:19 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
It's funny, Al, but I tend to believe the person that reliably provides
pertinent, factual and verifiable information to the wild-eyed conspiracy
theorist prone to taking cheap shots at good people.
In a message dated 3/1/2007 1:58:20 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I guess I forgot to give you Melani's employer's scorecard. It's below:
Of course, in all fairness both to Urban & Bye's poor scores and my own good
ones, these "satisfaction surveys" are garbage. U
In a message dated 3/1/2007 2:11:15 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Are you calling Melani a liar, deliberately trying to obfuscate the issue,
or just plain ignorant?
Obfuscate the issue. She signs all of her posts as
Melani Lamond, Associate Broker
Urban & Bye, Real
In a message dated 3/1/2007 2:17:14 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, MLamond
writes:
<>
I happen to like and get along well with Dan DeRitis (as I do with many
people who have differing views than I do on a lot of topics). I've gotten
along
well with Dan, in fact, for a long time. Melani app
I had some communication with Barry Grossbach, head of the SCHA Zoning
Committee, with respect to the article in this morning's DP, posted on this
listserv.
Here's what Barry replied, correcting some of the erroneous reporting in the
subject article. (Since Barry is not on this listserv, he
In a message dated 3/1/2007 4:50:07 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, MLamond
writes:
So, then, Al, do you agree with me that Dan DeRitis' high landlord rankings
by the Penn Consumer Board are probably well deserved, and that he is a
capable landlord who would keep after the PA Liquor Control
An additional comment about the article in the DP forwarded from Barry
Grossbach of the SHCA zoning Committee.
(forwarded by Al Krigman)
--
---
...the writer was fed information by
Madeleine Kronovet at the DP
In a message dated 3/2/2007 12:57:32 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
HANDJOB
A show of hand-made objects that are typically made by machines.
And, while you're there, be sure to see the exhibit of balloons next door.
Always at your service ® brand resident and hou
In a message dated 3/5/2007 12:00:06 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Just yesterday, I was trying to explain to my son how racism is sustained
by people who do not intend to be part of the problem.
You could have used the debate over the application for a zoning var
In a message dated 3/5/2007 4:57:29 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
It seems sloppy to me that some vocal proponents continue to ignore that
the property has RESIDENTIAL ZONING and
are pretend that a defending against a ZONING CHANGE is the same thing as
"imposing" or
In a message dated 3/6/2007 3:39:07 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Hi Kyle
You only got one call? Geez, you're lucky. I've gotten at least 5 or 6 of
them since last week, including 2 last night. First time - fine, second time
- ok, by the third time I was like E
In a message dated 3/12/2007 4:06:26 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
It's been that way for a LONG time. Not just at West Philadelphia High
either but all over the district.
At least you don't have to go inside and spend your day in that sort of
environment, be train
In a message dated 3/12/2007 4:14:08 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
relevance to the zoning decision about the move of the Wine & Spirits Shoppe
from 41st & Market to 4237 Walnut, where a religious group across the street
doesn't want it
Er, what's the relevance yo
In a message dated 3/12/2007 4:31:12 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
A religious group here in University City is asking the Philadelphia
government to deny a zoning use of a property based on religious law.
They may be motivated by their religious beliefs. As I am
In a message dated 3/12/2007 4:48:03 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, MLamond
writes:
What is the stated opposition?
You're the one who said it was based on religious beliefs. So back up your
claim. Maybe there wasn't any stated opposition (I didn't go to the hearing so
I don't know what was
In a message dated 3/12/2007 5:01:10 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
when a religious institution objects to the proximal location of a business
whose sole purpose activity which is in direct contravention to the
religion's basic tenets, you don't have to go too far
In a message dated 3/12/2007 5:14:18 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, MLamond
writes:
Now, I'm sure the list has heard enough of this dialogue, so I'm going to
drop it.
That's a good idea. Because there's an aphorism to the effect that when
you're digging yourself deeper and deeper into a ho
In a message dated 3/13/2007 7:23:21 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Every child deserves to have a building that is nice and new. Even I
deserve to work in a building where I can at least use the restroom and find
it
reasonably clean and tidy.
You are equating
In a message dated 3/13/2007 11:02:37 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I think that whether the current building could be renovated as an
alternative to building a new building from scratch is a reasonable debate to
have.
It still has nothing whatsoever to do with t
In a message dated 3/16/2007 9:34:53 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Campus Park & Ride’s suit alleged that the University of Pennsylvania was
using its campus police force to harrass the company’s workers in order to
suppress competition from a small start-up company
In a message dated 3/16/2007 8:59:22 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Does anybody know if there's a way to print out the FIND window in the MS
EXCEL "Find" Box? I'm searching an Excel spreadsheet of about 4500 rows and I
have got precisely 205 cells in my little Find
You may have read about a problem with some pet food that's caused serious
medical problems to dogs and cats.
Only a few companies make this stuff, but it's marketed under a lot of
different brand names. "White Rose," which is the house brand at Supreme, is
among
those on the list. Several
In a message dated 3/17/2007 12:41:49 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
so please let me know if we found out UCD was writing tickets.
Glenn didn't say (or I missed it if he did) that "UCD was writing tickets."
He wrote " UCD, had a heavy hand in" the ticketing.
Seve
In a message dated 3/17/2007 5:22:39 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
The Mosque, Ethnic groceries and Restaurant School are the closest
neighbors and should be listened to, with respect.
Maybe one of the attorneys on this list can tell us whether people more than
so
In a message dated 3/18/2007 2:50:21 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
The skilled propagandist keeps the
focus on the vision and the excitement because he must not allow an
obstructionist like me to shift the discussion to the truly important issue
such as the ethics
In a message dated 3/19/2007 8:58:39 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Should the ZBA decision favor the folks who come only to worship, or the
folks who live in the location every day and would patronize the business? At
50th & Baltimore, the ZBA eventually allowed t
_http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6h3G-lMZxjo_
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6h3G-lMZxjo)
Al Krigman
Proud to be Left of Ivan Grozny ®
** AOL now offers free email to everyone.
Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com.
>From an article about the "Domus" student housing complex in today's DP:
Pesacov would not confirm the specific companies that will fill the
remaining 20,000 square feet of retail space because leases had not been
finalized,
though sources say that a Starbucks Coffee is expected to be one
In a message dated 3/30/2007 11:31:23 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
the entire thing ... shows up as if it were forwarded from a previous post.
Maybe it's AOL because the same thing happened with the version I got. It
was hard to follow.
The bottom line for me
In a message dated 4/1/2007 2:50:37 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Martin Cabry, director of zoning and community for
Blackwell, said the councilwoman has come out in support of
the move after receiving positive feedback from most of the
residents in the area.
Th
In a message dated 4/1/2007 3:35:15 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I suspect that Marty Cabry said, or meant to say, that a majority of those
community residents who provided feedback to the councilwoman, or to her
office, were in favor of the new state store location
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
(javascript:parent.ComposeTo("[EMAIL PROTECTED]", "");) wrote:
Why doesn't Melanie think that she has to follow the same procedures as
everyone else?
If it were anyone else, Melanie would be right their throat about it and if
Cedar Park Associates knew about this, why d
In a message dated 4/6/2007 2:18:19 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
here are the eternal priestesses of prostitution
But didn't Judith Rodin claim she chased the hookers out of Clark Park? Or
has Amy Gutmann, in the spirit of deliberative democracy, allowed them ba
In a message dated 4/8/2007 4:57:47 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
The debate started with stickers and banners, the question is why were they
placed
The stickers & banners, and the active debate on the topic on this list (if
nowhere else)...
Some think the "brand
In a message dated 4/8/2007 4:14:45 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Quoting Melani Lamond:
young punks, Trustafarians, young recent arrivals, who want to see the
neighborhood be cheap and down for their own selfish reasons, so that they can
continue to live here eve
In a message dated 4/8/2007 7:18:55 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Perhaps there is a neighborhood out there that no yuppie will touch in a
million years
That's what the impression was of this neighborhood 25 to 50 years (50 <<
1,000,000) ago, when the bourgeosie of
In a message dated 4/9/2007 9:30:53 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Vandalism is a social shock treatment, graffiti, riots, looting, and yes the
dreaded word “terrorism” all designed to break the laws and get your
attention focused on their issues.
What we are seeing
In a message dated 4/11/2007 9:45:09 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL
PROTECTED]
upenn.edu writes:
West Philadelphia Freecycle (www.freecycle.org) is also an excellent
resource for re-homing unwanted items. I've used it on several occastions to
find
new owners for toy trains, bread makers
In a message dated 4/11/2007 10:06:53 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Yes, I clearly remember the thread about this a few months ago...and that
the bill had been passed. I don’t recall who posted the email with that news.
Must be in the archive somewhere.
Here's
In a message dated 4/11/2007 12:21:38 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I had that TV experience, too. Put out a non-working TV with the trash, and
it was gone before the truck got there. I wonder what trash-picking people
do with TVs that don't work? Fix them? Re-tr
In a message dated 4/11/2007 3:06:56 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
when UCD first started de-postering poles, I asked the
guy what they were doing about lost/found pet signs, yard sale signs, etc..
His response was that his instructions were to take them all down.
University City's so grand,
Now that it is an elegant brand,
Where things once looked so glum
That they called us a slum,
We've got gentrification at hand.
-- Sumner A Ingmark
** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.
In a message dated 4/12/2007 9:50:33 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Al, who has been posting poetry off and on for a long time now
Well, there's poetry. And then there's doggerel and crambo.
But if you're hosting (i.e., paying for) an event, I'd like to suggest Le
B
In a message dated 4/14/2007 9:55:07 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
"F**K Penn! Rich Boys Go Home!" on the back of the Supreme and a couple of
houses on Walnut street, signing it "unholy wolves" -- Someone on Phillyblog
found out the taggers have a myspace page:
_htt
In a message dated 4/14/2007 5:07:25 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
So are we to understand that "F**K Penn! Rich Boys Go Home!"
is the title of their new CD?
Talk about a marketing scheme!!
And a theme song for Neighbors Opposed to the Neighborhood Improvement
The doggerel mavens on this list were disheartened when the neighborhood's
most acclaimed bard, the immortal Sumner A Ingmark, refused to participate
personally in what he cynically dubbed the "lost souls poetry reading" for
people who don't know the difference between the community and the
In a message dated 4/15/2007 10:56:14 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
This is most excellent news, as several sponsors (including Audi and Loews)
had dropped out after hearing that Mr. Ingmark would not be participating. I
tried to reason with them the great artists lik
Excerpted from today's Inquirer (read the whole story at :
Paul Levy, who runs the Center City District, waded into the increasingly
polarized debate over city planning yesterday, telling a national convention
that Philadelphia's next mayor would have to hone a detailed strategy for
making d
Sorry (I got carried away)
The link to the Inqy article:
_http://www.philly.com/inquirer/home_top_stories/20070416_Next_Phila__mayor_ur
ged_to_improve_Center_City.html_
(http://www.philly.com/inquirer/home_top_stories/20070416_Next_Phila__mayor_urged_to_improve_Center_City.html)
Al Krigma
In a message dated 4/17/2007 9:10:12 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Hadn't heard of a plan to replace commercial enterprises that serve nearby
residents. It would seem to be difficult, what with lease contract and
private property ownership rights. Whose idea is it?
There's a rumor that the members of the Mosque at 43rd & Walnut were told
the Zoning Board of Adjustments had ruled against the permits (or whatever) to
operate a State Liquor Store at the former Rite-Aid building.
If this is true, it's possible that the owners will appeal and could get the
In a message dated 4/17/2007 4:02:34 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
NOW!
What an insensitive affront to the Vegans of the community! Yes, I know,
some of "those people" are really foreigners from countries like Scarsdale,
Tanna Tuva, or South Philly so they don't cou
In a message dated 4/17/2007 6:15:38 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Which forces of diversity won here?
Assuming the rumor is true, the forces that opposed the liquor store at that
location out of sensitivity and respect for the mores of people whose
cultural values
Wilma wrote:
Poses' restaurants 'heralded' the "Restaurant Revolution" in Philadelphia
>>> and were the quintessential definition of the former
'ghetto-grunge-turned
>>> upscale', "Fern Bar".
Not really. The restaurant revolution was started by a host of places like
The Black Banana on
In a message dated 4/17/2007 10:16:03 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
In our humble opinion, the "Restaurant Revolution" really started with The
Black Banana and Lickety-
Split at 4th and South. Opened in 1972, I believe. Then later Astral Plane
came.
Roger and Duan
In a message dated 4/17/2007 8:55:29 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
There's a rumor that the members of the Mosque at 43rd & Walnut were told
the Zoning Board of Adjustments had ruled against the permits (or whatever) to
operate a State Liquor Store at the former Rite-
In a message dated 4/18/2007 6:43:17 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I'm going to have to jump in and disagree with you.
[snip]
If you take the two statements you cite literally ("in 2004 ucd and the inky
and cpn's website were saying how linford's firehouse was such a
In a message dated 4/19/2007 10:59:54 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Based on the evidence of the other day, all you need to do is offer free Ben
and Jerry's ice cream and the crowds will come rushing in.
This is just what UCD has been doing in its ploy to usurp wh
In a message dated 4/21/2007 12:03:27 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Where are the fern bars?
I'd have said, "Long time passing." but Sumner A Ingmark has asked me to
convey the following, which he thinks is a better response.
Al K
==
Is the intellectual event of the year, the first annual University City/West
Philadelphia Poetry reading at the Metropolitan, organized by Kyle Cassiday,
moving forward or is it off?
If it's off, I'll try to convince, cajole, or con Sumner A Ingmark into
letting his still unravished bride o
>From: "Kyle Cassidy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: RE: [UC] Trees on 4500 Walnut Street
>Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2007 14:41:53 -0400
>
>It's not the first time, there have been complaints on the list
>previously about L&I being called about trash violations and other times
>people have complained t
In a message dated 4/27/2007 5:58:16 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I want to draw the parallel to our City's overwhelming dominance by the
Democrats and how it has had devastating effects on our City's ability to grow
and move forward.
Lots of cities tend to be dom
In a message dated 4/28/2007 12:55:24 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I took a walk over to Liz Campion's house this morning and in the ten or so
blocks that seperate our houses, I saw six smashed out car windows.
There were a few on 45th St between Locust & Walnut, to
In a message dated 4/28/2007 6:21:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Sounds more like some frat boys running amuck to me.
At 45th & Walnut? I seriously doubt it.
Or, was that remark some attempt at humor that goes over the heads of us
curmudgeons?
Always at your
It's like the Phoenix risen from the ashes (no relation to Raising Arizona,
in case you're steeped other than in the Classics).
The cancellation of plans for the first annual Blockley Poetry Festival at
the Metropolitan (Bakery, not Opera House), for reasons of ... well, you'll
have to get
In a message dated 4/29/2007 9:11:02 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
We can’t strictly rely on this listserv as a protection any longer.
That has to be the funniest quip ever posted on this listserv. "Rely on this
listserv as protection" ??? My stomach is aching from
In a message dated 5/3/2007 4:21:23 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
This ballot question, like most of them, is stupid.
What, I find myself agreeing with Matt Wolfe? Either marriage has pushed him
over the line onto the sensible side or the victory for the forces of
In a message dated 5/3/2007 4:42:31 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL
PROTECTED]
writes:
Matt's assessment that this and other ballot questions in the current and
previous elections are either stupid or illustrations of why we should "Beware
of the false prophets, which come to you in shee
In a message dated 5/4/2007 9:28:40 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I'd appreciate any advice regarding who to contact to have a sewer hole
covered as soon as possible.
Water Dept.
I had a similar problem a year or so ago. They came the same day I called.
Always a
In a message dated 5/5/2007 7:43:54 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
That’s great! I thought that just covered campaign posters. I hope your
telling the truth.
If I catch a UCD employee following orders and removing NO-NID posters, do
you think I’ll be able to have Lewi
In a message dated 5/4/2007 7:52:24 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
The NW corner storm drain inlet at 45 and Chester is missing one of its too
covers.
I called 911 and UCD about 1/2 hour ago.
I put a 20 gallon blue recycling bin in the hole so no drunken trustafrain
f
Here's the statement I made and trust will be included in the Minutes verbatim (I handed out copies to facilitate this) at the SHCA Board Meeting last night concerning what I believe is the obligation of the Association to truly inform and then survey the community at large before endorsing the 'no
William Magill wrote:
While it may be true that Historical Commission approval is not "normally"necessary to replace windows in your property -- you still need a building permit from L&I. (Just because the contractor says you don't, or you "do it yourself" doesn't make it unnecessary.)
There are
In a message dated 1/9/02 1:35:49 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Would you post this study on the list so the neighborhood also has access to this information. Chris Card
Actually, I have two papers which approach this issue from different perspectives and lead to similar
In a message dated 1/10/02 11:13:17 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Here's the article from the Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics. It's about
650K. Sorry fvor the large filesize.
http://pobox.upenn.edu/~davidtoc/adverse.pdf
I'll try to get the other article
In a message dated 1/10/02 12:46:46 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
The study in the attached e-mail is a study on how a historic district adversely effects the value of small apartment buildings (meaning, I guess, in U City, houses that were originally single family dwellings
Jeff Abrahamson wrote me as follows:
"The 18% want something, but the 82% have a vote, too, so I don't see
an impending imposition of mores without due democratic process.
"Moreover, your argument seems to be that owners of rental units ought
to be against designation. But renters, not owners of
Earlier, I referred to an article entitled "Dictatorship of Gadflies" by James Bovard. A few people has asked for a copy. It's on the Internet:
Click here: The Future of Freedom Foundation: Freedom Daily
Al Krigman, President
In a message dated 1/16/02 10:32:25 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Is there a legally enforceable way that we can do the
same thing, block by block, in our neighborhoods?
This is a great idea. Maybe not by voting on each thing as it comes up, or on some laundry list that w
In a message dated 1/16/02 4:29:37 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
The Historical Commission does NOT regulate the color of the painting of wood
trim. It generally does not allow brick to be painted, in part because its
bad for the brick, and in part because it dramatically
In a message dated 1/15/02 8:23:47 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I can honestly
say that it would have had NO effect WHATSOEVER on my decision
to buy if the house had been in a historic district
David: You listed price as your first criterion. Say -- when you were looking -
C'mon now, friends (those I have left) and neighbors:
Isn't this Historic District la-dee-da just a red herring?
Isn't a small group of people with a pretentious outlook on the type of Disneyfied neighborhood in which they'd like to live proposing and endorsing this because it seems to lend an au
I agree with Roger Harmon, Melanie, and others that it was a good meeting. I
do wonder why so few people show up at these things -- Roger estimated 70, I
thought it was a bit higher, maybe 100 by about 8:00. This sort of thing has
important implications; the territory represented by the sponsor
I meant to raise 'parking' as an example, not as a point in and of itself.
Let's shift to the more fundamental question...
Are there uses of land in particular neighborhoods -- say University City --
that serve societal interests better if the owners don't erect buildings on
them? That is, if
In a message dated 1/27/02 6:27:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I've heard of about four cases in the last three weeks of tenants who
suddenly discover
Unless you can be more specific, I -- for one -- would have to assume that this is an unfounded anti-rental-housing rum
This is certainly one of the cases where the land-based tax reform could be
helpful. Also, buying this house would only be a part of the huge cost
undertaken. The inside seems to be seriously deteriorated. And it needs a lot
of exterior work, too. I wonder how much the exterior work would cost
In a message dated 1/30/02 2:31:34 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>But we apparently can't get our act together
>well enough to maintain the "Garden Club" garden we have (at 44th & Locust),
I don't understand - did we lose out on some funding or something
because that garde
In a message dated 2/13/02 4:19:41 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
last night's meeting, the packed room, SHCA,
Packed? No. The room wasn't "packed" by any conceivable stretch of the imagination. We have 16,000 residents in Spruce Hill, the SHCA has about 400 members. And the
In a message dated 2/17/02 11:45:56 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
http://westphillydata.library.upenn.edu
Something seems amiss with the 2000 data as presented at this website.
I looked at census tracts 77 + 87, which more or less cover Spruce Hill.
The 1990 census had t
In a message dated 2/18/02 2:44:59 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
C) Spruce Hill population numbers should be (for tracts 87,77 combined)
1990: 9587
2000: 8583
Hmmm.
And, I hope that nobody storms out of the listserv because I'm fol
In a message dated 3/18/02 7:32:19 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
On the other hand, there is real (hotly contested) possibility that the value of property would increase.
Sorry, Chris.
The decrease in property values relative to comparable districts is only hotly contested
In a message dated 3/19/02 11:53:13 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
it is quickly apparent that John Gilderbloom's statistics (about how historic
preservation leads to lower rental prices) are irrelevant in Philly, because
his statistics were for an area where historic preserv
Now that the furor has abated, surely there are appropriate ways to approach
what's admittedly a difficult situation on Baltimore Avenue. Maybe some
things have been tried and haven't worked, but none were mentioned in the
discussion.
A lot of what people are upset about seems to involve some
Do you know that in this community, "People don't matter"?
That was the sentiment of a member of the Spruce Hill Community Association
Board of Directors at its monthly meeting last night.
The statement was offered as a reason for cutting off discussion of the
contentious historic district nom
In a message dated 4/10/02 11:28:14 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I would invite you or anyone else to give us the context of the said quote
rather than just pulling it out of context. You have not done that here,
which raises suspicions that you are just trying to get peopl
In a message dated 4/22/02 10:28:13 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Except that HD designation will have no effect on what color people choose
to paint their trim
Under the Historical Commission's "policies." But under the law, they have control over this. And, as everyone k
In a message dated 4/22/02 11:27:32 AM Eastern Daylight Time, MLamond writes:
Once again, Al is using scare tactics instead of the truth in an attempt to make his case
Perhaps Melanie would bother to read 14-2007 of the Philadelphia Code before lashing out so angrily at me. Painting is obviously
In a message dated 4/24/02 9:11:12 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
But it is clearly their role to lay out the pros of an HD. It is not their role to lay out the cons
Right, Tony. By their own "Rules and Regulations" (which I assume I can quote -- it's not anything as silly a
In a message dated 5/3/02 10:42:39 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
massive absentee-ownership and encroachment by an expanding university
These two factors kept being tossed around as fear factors. Are they real? Or are they just bug-a-boos brought up by the real scaremongers
In a message dated 5/28/02 2:08:27 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
If somebody can elucidate the legal powers of the HC as opposed to its practices, I am sure many of us would appreciate that information.
It's all spelled out in detail in Section 14-2007 of the Philadelphia C
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