Remember this is from the guy who tears windows out of his properties
and replaces them with glass block, thinks siding is great and
porches are a waste of effort. Al's version of university city would
eventually look like 44th and Brown.
If it is of historic interest- trash it.
Each block of Belgium Blocks represents a look at Philadelphia's
past. The argument that the road would be easier to navigate with a
SEPTA repair of concrete is made very false simply by driving down
Baltimore Avenue. I think it's worse driving on that crappy concrete
job than driving down Chester.
Just keep a perspective on the source.
On Sep 28, 2007, at 8:07 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Dear Ms Jones:
As a resident and business owner in West Philadelphia, I urge you
to ignore the wailing of the people who value a few stretches of
Belgian blocks -- many in a condition that the Historical
Commission classifies as of "low integrity" anyway -- over the
needs of the people of West Philadelphia.
The blocks are hazards to safety when driving, as well as causes of
damage to the springs and shock absorbers of automobiles that pass
over them. More than this, as you know, SEPTA is in dire financial
straits and owes it to the people who depend on public transit to
upgrade its infrastructure in a manner that will minimize long-term
maintenance costs. Preserving a stretch or two of Belgian blocks
that is hardly a tourist attraction or a destination for middle-
school field trips, notwithstanding Historical Commission
designation as something (nobody ever heard of) called a Historic
Pavement Thematic District, is too high a price to pay for the
people who use the roads and -- especially -- the West Philadelphia
trolleys.
Alan Krigman
KRF Management
211 S 45th St, Phila PA 19104
215-349-6500, fax 215-349-6502
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