tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post7666034036722319727..comments2024-03-29T01:02:53.128-04:00Comments on MOLOVINSKY ON ALLENTOWN: NIZ Injuries To Allentownmichael molovinskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12581039755319742687noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-69265818666198322172016-05-06T06:24:23.337-04:002016-05-06T06:24:23.337-04:00Jamie 3:53pm,
Thank You for that reminder of our l...Jamie 3:53pm,<br />Thank You for that reminder of our late 18th to early 20th Century buildings being destroyed for so called "progress"....I have not been to Center City Square since they tore everything down and replaced our historical buildings with useless "glitz".<br />Paul Fiske "The Old Allentown Curmudgeon"Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04581190777845601988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-12246046374592605902016-05-05T17:49:57.781-04:002016-05-05T17:49:57.781-04:00A comment this morning's Morning Call offered...A comment this morning's Morning Call offered to start an office pool on how long it will take for the reporters to be doing PR for Reilly. They will surely make a lot more money. The page one story made no mention of the killing of the major plan for Walnut St. That was supposed to be the crown jewel. They even bragged that it would kill the Allentown tradition of having PPL tower being the tallest in town.George Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14913633538326352398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-23225619331175380932016-05-05T15:53:36.025-04:002016-05-05T15:53:36.025-04:00Most of the buildings on the south side of Hamilto...Most of the buildings on the south side of Hamilton Street between Hall and 8th streets are pre-1900 buildings that have been in constant use by businesses. But there really isn't a lot of historic buildings downtown any longer. <br /><br />It's a shame they are going to tear down the one at Sixth and Hamilton. They could build it in that large parking lot at Sixth and Linden.Jamie Keltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03453782518805745205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-81636816779375872532016-05-05T10:44:53.009-04:002016-05-05T10:44:53.009-04:00Other than Jandyl offering Talen free rent for mov...Other than Jandyl offering Talen free rent for moving down to the ward, I have no idea why Talen would want to move in the first place.<br /><br />In the world of headaches, moving a business ranks right under having a fire burn it down. Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05753485153237507244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-47324698126886573992016-05-05T10:41:30.949-04:002016-05-05T10:41:30.949-04:00Unlike Bethlehem, Allentown has little regards for...Unlike Bethlehem, Allentown has little regards for its history. Especially, it seems in the past several decades. History, of course, does not make money like crony capitalism does.<br /><br />Our current government has this idea that Allentown should look more like Manhattan downtown. It was one man who saved the Americus from the wrecking ball and another glass and steel box like this one, albeit larger.<br /><br />The Colonial could have been saved as well. But Mark Mendleson is another story for another day. Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05753485153237507244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-66623012773904949172016-05-05T08:31:30.522-04:002016-05-05T08:31:30.522-04:00This is pretty much what I touched on yesterday. I...This is pretty much what I touched on yesterday. I suspect that you're correct in your analysis that the market for commercial tenants has dried up, though Reilly still insists that the plans are on track: <br /><br />http://www.wfmz.com/news/news-regional-lehighvalley/allentown-developer-says-plans-still-on-track-downtown/39381724 <br /><br />In the meantime, an unsightly wasteland sits in the middle of urban utopia. Perhaps he should have secured an anchor tenant before destroying everything? Just a thought, I'm neither a politician or a developer. What do I know.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04112657131706090357noreply@blogger.com