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In Oakland at 51st and Broadway there was 1/2 a city block that was empty. For almost 40 years (probably more, it was derelict when I got there in in 1980). A
by e40 3y ago
In Oakland at 51st and Broadway there was 1/2 a city block that was empty. For almost 40 years (probably more, it was derelict when I got there in in 1980). A few years ago someone built a 5 story apt building on the land.
It always seemed crazy to me that nothing was done on that very valuable corner for so long.
There are other examples.
- xp84 3y agoAnd if I know the Bay Area, 47 people with pitchforks came to the community meeting where that development was being considered for approval, screaming about how “their neighborhood” was now being “overrun by gentrifiers,” right?