tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post5599815017218056960..comments2024-03-28T12:42:46.909-04:00Comments on MOLOVINSKY ON ALLENTOWN: Pushing Pawlowski Backmichael molovinskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12581039755319742687noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-25360762601343220142012-04-20T20:31:38.129-04:002012-04-20T20:31:38.129-04:00Simple fact is that Queen City is a safety outlet ...Simple fact is that Queen City is a safety outlet for LVIA and a diverter of private and business planes away from the big field.<br />What will Allentown get if it 'develops' QCA? Another bunch of warehouses that employ more computerized forklifts than human beings. An you can be sure he'll offer 10-year tax free living to attract them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-88289247460134603572012-04-19T19:56:04.201-04:002012-04-19T19:56:04.201-04:00@4:38, not that i'm aware of, though I have s...@4:38, not that i'm aware of, though I have seen photos of ww2 planes at the hanger area during the war. in the late 1950's, the city permitted vultee to be used for drag races for a short period.michael molovinskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12581039755319742687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-23647381131416719842012-04-19T16:38:03.555-04:002012-04-19T16:38:03.555-04:00Mike you have access to a world of photographic hi...Mike you have access to a world of photographic history of Allentown. Are there any videos of the period you're talking about here? Actual video footage of planes landing on Vultee Street?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-56048738695173364552012-04-19T14:01:46.311-04:002012-04-19T14:01:46.311-04:00"Everything on the South Side is crumbling. I..."Everything on the South Side is crumbling. If it was a major money maker, I'd give pause. But it's not, and we don't need it."<br />the royal "we"?<br />Who don't need it?<br />Why is it crumbling?<br />The same reason all the latest city projects are destined to crumble?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-20182105276944004412012-04-19T13:07:49.369-04:002012-04-19T13:07:49.369-04:00@MM
That does not defeat the original claim that ...@MM<br /><br />That does not defeat the original claim that the QSA is not a major asset. Everything on the South Side is crumbling. If it was a major money maker, I'd give pause. But it's not, and we don't need it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-2097485014373855362012-04-19T05:19:27.523-04:002012-04-19T05:19:27.523-04:00@9:42, every facet of real estate is overbuilt on...@9:42, every facet of real estate is overbuilt on the southside. southmall has underperformed for years, with a former department store now a flea market. foundations remain near mack blvd,, of houses that were never completed.michael molovinskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12581039755319742687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-76322054321889412902012-04-19T05:11:21.603-04:002012-04-19T05:11:21.603-04:00new development is not needed there.
The existing ...new development is not needed there.<br />The existing infrastructure is crumbling.<br />And being ignored.<br />Which crony will shovel the profits from this "asset"into their private bank account?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-89148875751303692842012-04-18T21:42:54.331-04:002012-04-18T21:42:54.331-04:00How is this a "major" asset? I've li...How is this a "major" asset? I've lived in the city for 23 years and have never used the Queen City airport. Most people will never use it. Most people don't own the private planes that fly out of it.<br /><br />If it's an asset, it is minor compared to what it could be with mixed-use development. That would be a major asset.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-41288784527923419612012-04-18T21:18:10.849-04:002012-04-18T21:18:10.849-04:00Taking flying lessons at Queen City, flew there to...Taking flying lessons at Queen City, flew there today. Queen City is a major asset to our community, and it is not Ed's to sell. Happy to hear that the rest of the Board is pushing back. We need to keep Queen City as the jewel that has been since it was when Convair field was provided to the city as a municipal airport as war surplus property.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15294395112603289513noreply@blogger.com