I use the carshare in the parking lot right behind the wall. In my experience, there are always a few people using it as a table to eat from Styrofoam takeout containers and tossing chicken bones into the parking lot. They always look happy though. Maybe some trash cans would help. As to whether the wall posse is a deterrent to crime in and around the parking lot or a catalyst I'm not exactly sure.
In practical terms, I think the wall is a hazard for drivers, bikers, and pedestrians. It's difficult to get out of that parking lot onto Baltimore with the reduced field of view. In other news, I'm really glad to see Vientiane has new outdoor seating -- I hope Saad re-installs his. Kc -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Fred Wolfe Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2007 12:08 PM To: Margie Politzer Cc: University City listserv Subject: Re: [UC] Wall on Baltimore Ave (was Headers..). Yes. The wall makes a nice casual meeting spot-for a community of loud, inconsiderate folks who don't care about the community that lives there and carry on until 3 or 4 inthe morning. Neighbors who live on the 4700 block of Baltimore and the 4700 block of Warrington have been trying to get the wall taken down for years. Benny has wanted the wall down because people dump garbage on the parking lot side of it, and he then has to clean it up. The hookers and druggies want it to stay, cause it helps them conduct business. Down with the wall! Fred Wolfe (btw, the new mural is going to be great!!!!) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It has been brought to my attention that the reason Tim ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) joined the list was to alert the community to an issue that concerns him and to find out what to do about it. Apparently, the short wall fronting the parking lot on the 4700 block of Baltimore Ave is heading for demolition to make way for some shrubs. He feels that the wall provides a nice casual meeting spot for the community and that it would be a shame to lose it. Any thoughts? Margie On 6/5/07, UNIVERSITY*CITOYEN <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: also, I just checked and found that [EMAIL PROTECTED] is subscribed to the list. Of course, doofus. Otherwise he/she/it couldn't send mail to the list. What's your point? There are a whole lot of dubious characters subscribed to the list, like frintstance: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Who knows if these are real people or just whimsical handles somebody made up when they were bored? There are 369 addresses subscribed to this list and I'd be willing to wager that up to a third of them are dead, another third are dogs pretending to be people, and maybe one-tenth are actual real-life subscribers. That's why it would be nice to see some introductions from the lurkers. ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>.
