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When the Rams chose Inglewood as their new home, my apartment complex roared like thunder. It's like we had just won the Superbowl. There was literally firework
by firefoxd 5y ago
When the Rams chose Inglewood as their new home, my apartment complex roared like thunder. It's like we had just won the Superbowl. There was literally fireworks exploding at my door and everyone was happy.
Few billion dollars later, construction everywhere, and the Rams are playing their first game. There are only two families remaining out of the 30 that lived here. Rent went up and everyone had to move out east, to a worst neighborhood.
Sure we have a stadium now. But the neighborhood has been completely gentrified.
- throwthere 5y agoWorth mentioning that other than a few tax subsidies the Inglewood stadium was built with private money.
- gruez 5y agoIn other words the government built some facilities and increased the land value of the surrounding area. Seems everything was working as intended?
- MAGZine 5y agodo you suppose the residents were consulted in the same way they might be if ther were attempting to build in pac heights or west village or the hills?
- gruez 5y agoGiven how ecstatic the residents were, I'd think that such consultation would make little difference (ie. they already approve of the project). >When the Rams chose Inglewood as their new home, my apartment complex roared like thunder. It's like we had just won the Superbowl. There was literally fireworks exploding at my door and everyone was happy.