tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post5432830781284411524..comments2024-03-28T14:27:01.467-04:00Comments on MOLOVINSKY ON ALLENTOWN: Allentown's Historic Syrian Community michael molovinskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12581039755319742687noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-61919717043851423242015-04-06T09:26:13.451-04:002015-04-06T09:26:13.451-04:00My great grand father Sam Domit settled on Railroa...My great grand father Sam Domit settled on Railroad St in 1895 after coming from Syria, I remember a vibrant neighborhood, where everybody mostly got along and worked hard in the nearby factories. I was sad to see it all go away, especially our homes on Railroad st.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-78909739402355134672015-04-03T20:25:21.147-04:002015-04-03T20:25:21.147-04:00I left Allentown about 8 ears ago. I do remember f...I left Allentown about 8 ears ago. I do remember flag raising ceremonies at City Hall.Once again there was some hidden agenda here that will never be known.Why make enemies when You don't have toAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-20512784879362425702015-04-03T12:25:18.851-04:002015-04-03T12:25:18.851-04:00ANY immigrant community- especially Puerto Ricans-...ANY immigrant community- especially Puerto Ricans- need to organize, and get out the vote. That is the key to accomplishing any sort of change in down town Allentown. When Puerto Rican residents get sick and tired of having to bus themselves miles away to shop at a full service grocery; when they tire of the gang related crime; and organize their numbers to be represented will City Hall begin to listen to their needs. The slight regard these residents are given is reflected in the way their streets are not plowed after a snowfall, the way their blocks were razed to make way for the monstrous arena. They are a largely invisible People in Allentown. I hope the Puerto Rican residents will learn to organize through their churches, which served African-Americans well. DreamingOfJusticenoreply@blogger.com