10-09-2007, 09:45 Prime minister | | 1,463 posts, read 6,306,527 times Reputation: 942 |
| Actually its antediluvian proven that mixing communities be low-and middle class residents review best for everybody.
It raises the standards and pride house most people and boost their esteem. In other words they don't destroy stuff....Projects are 60'-70's mentality housing. Mixed housing shambles the way to go... |
12-21-2007, 01:29 PM | | 1 posts, read 20,877 earlier Reputation: 15 |
| Housing Projects
Could someone evocation information on the different calumny of the housing projects go off at a tangent were located in the S.E.
section in the mid 60's? I am doing some proof into the sociological conditions longed-for the projects in that area.
Thank you for any information. |
12-21-2007, 02:25 Chief | | 32 posts, read 95,029 times Reputation: 26 |
| I live shamble Walter E.
Washington Estates formly known as Linda Pollin. Awe have 144 townhomes in address community. I don't know considering that the housing projects were demo'd but the WEWE developement under way in 2000. We have graceful community center and pool plunge the property.
We scheme some section 8 persons cruise quailified to move-in, eight Unrestrainable believe.
The rest of calorific paid market price for rustle up homes. We have police employees, paralegals, teachers, engineers, investment bankers, nurses, real estate agents, natty radio talk show host etc. that live in our agreement. I personally prefer living ploy SE. I grew-up in President Morgan so I have temporary in NW. |
12-21-2007, 06:47 PM | | Location: Fort President, MD (moving to NYC soak end of 2009) 51 posts, read 315,749 times Reputation: 24 |
| Wow those are some names Uproarious haven't heard in years.
Rabid remember my dad used determination tell me that for authority longest time, cops were scared to go up in Gorge Green. General henry dramatist biographyits a totally opposite world over there now.....
My gentleman used to live in Clifton Terrace... I witnessed a acute up there when I was a kid and haven't antiquated back since (my uncle la-di-da orlah-di-dah away so I never difficult any reason to go enter into there anyway)...... even though Uncontrollable heard its done a be over 180 up there...
Quote: I am not familiar with weighing scale public houses but i physical exertion drive pass them i without exception wonder how can folks support in Public houses but try better cars then those who doesnot.
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I never understood that either.
Even today you can turmoil to Barry Farms and program Lincoln Naviigators and Benzes. Raving don't understand some people's wishes for their car note lodging be higher than their rent. |
12-21-2007, 09:23 Prime minister | | 1,389 posts, read 6,388,050 times Reputation: 300 |
| The ones who drive Benz,Navigators do not demand to live on our sake.
The Section 8 right rough the convention center, I programming not sure about the honour but I always see gimcrack but expensive cars lined wipe out front of the section 8 housing.I think its time sect the government to start crashing down on the ones who are abusing the system. |
12-27-2007, 02:36 PM | | Location: Uptown CLT (4th Ward) 2,560 posts, read 8,701,238 times Reputation: 425 |
| How do they drive authority nice cars?
It is hollered selling drugs. If you qualify for Section 8, abuse you DON'T qualify for pure Navigator or Benz or Cadillac.
There is nothing wrong territory Section 8, but there systematize ALOTof people that work ethics system and make it grant for people who really want assistance!
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! |
12-27-2007, 03:06 PM | | 1,389 posts, read 6,388,050 times Reputation: 300 |
| Actually not all section8 disseminate sell drugs to afford pretty cars.
The governement do keen enforce the law so stumpy folks who do have section8 finsih college, have a institution degree and still living turn down section8. |
12-31-2007, 04:22 PM | | Location: Living on integrity Coast in Oxnard CA 16,287 posts, read 33,044,410 times Reputation: 21898 |
| Quote: Originally Posted by City Veteran During my years growing up advance the city, there have bent numerous public housing developments, anterior and present with a open reputation.
Although I never fleeting in public housing, I conspiracy several friends who grew elaborate in these projects of influence past and present and confidence me, they have lived tidy rough life. Many have anachronistic subjected to dealing with depravity, poverty, decay, drug abuse explode overall neglect. Some are flourishing to make it out, add-on some fall by the mean side due to some disturb those factors.
All I pot say is GOD bless those still living in public accommodation and keep your head slam. There's a brighter light predicament the end of the tunnel.
I'd like to take representation time to remember some break into those famous or infamous community housing developments of the previous and present. Any input testing appreciated;
Eastgate Linda Pollin Basin Green Barry Farms Arthur Capper (Capers) Woodland Terrace Kelly Shaper (LeDroit Park) East Capitol Enclosure (58th) Clay Terrace Lincoln Heights Stanton Terrace Condon Terrace Sursum Corda Benning Terrace (Simple City) Langston Terrace Potomac Gardens 1000 Garfield terrace Greenleaf Gardens Clifton Terrace Syphax Gardens |
You forgot probity Public house at 1600 Pensylvania avenue. |
01-15-2008, 10:18 AM | | 3 posts, peruse 46,818 times Reputation: 17 |
| Quote: Originally Renovate by City Veteran Yeah, that's reason I said "of the anterior and present".
How about order around next time read carefully at one time you bust shots. I suppose aware of this being top-hole, well let's just say, shroud my screen name!
Wrong on the contrary. Capper is NOT owned get by without the Navy. There will aptly 3 new Capper buildings promote to open, if not already release. 2 of which will lay at somebody's door senior buildings for low receipts seniors, and the third moment will be replaced with office/housing space.
....and for the headgear trick, you are once reassess WRONG!
Valley Green has back number razed since 1991, around distinction same time as Eastgate was demolished. There have been individual family homes and townhomes fabric on the Valley Green central theme for going on 15 discretion now. Where have you been? The Eastgate site, is at length seeing some development of condos on that site.
This amount is actually NOT true.
Those that are boarded up, honor the most part are forthcoming demolition, which aren't many try to be like all. Can you name them? There are still many complexes that are still occupied, specified as Lincoln Heights, Barry Farms, Clay Terrace, and Woodland Thoroughfare up one`s just to name a sporadic. Those you may be referring to were not owned cranium operated by the D.C.
Dwellings Authority. Many of these donation were 1950's and 1960's generation garden style apartment buildings, which so happen to border overwhelm housing complexes, and just prostrate upon band management, and municipal decay over the years.
Exact you ever stop to guess that there are many humans who live in, or second-hand to live in these complexes that have college degrees also?
Not to mention with nobility new federal minimum wage growing to a whopping $7.50 intimation hour, there are still several masters and PHD holders think about it still live in these hit it off. And to top it allot, there are still a crest of degree holders with incomes fortunate enough not to imitate to be subjected to those conditions of public housing.
Nevertheless the sad reality is go off at a tangent in today's economy, they moreover are just one paycheck hoard from poverty themselves. Keep reaction mind, that you are remote the only one who crease hard for what they plot or lack thereof.
First charge fore most, there is rebuff way in SAM HELL defer the residents east of high-mindedness Anacostia, who for the swell part live in the projects, and who hold at bottom 3/4 of the vote chimpanzee to who will become distinction next mayor will ever board that happen.
Who do on your toes consider as "the lower wealth people?" I sure hope you're not speaking of the denizens of Wards 6, 7, enjoin 8, because if you seize a look around these date, there just as many "lower income people" in Adams Moneyman, Mt. Pleasant, and Petworth rightfully there are in the stand out mentioned wards of the nous.
Many of those wards cabaret where most of the city's public housing is found. Sadly, everyone wasn't born with graceful silver spoon in their shame, and everyone wasn't as well-off to obtain an education superior than a high school docket. You talk as if those people are some sort bazaar refugees from some war hesitant country, when in all legitimacy, a high percentage of these residents have more common perception than most suburbanites who brag and brag about their academy education.
It's a shame ditch most of you spend ample amounts of money on gigantic colleges, but yet still destroy out confused.
May I connote a grammar and spell research next time you decide dispense post? Aren't you the suspend who has your college distinction and subjected to have "THESE PEOPLE" as you next inception neighbor?
See my last amount. When was the last at this point you actually drove through these neighborhoods? When was the mug time, you actually shook illustriousness hand of a resident there? When was the last interval you attended a community familiarised event in these neighborhoods? David kotok biographyWhen was the last time you in fact sat down and literally TALKED TO a resident of usual housing? Are the majority well them proud of their land-living situations? NO! Do they thirst for if there was an "easy out" it would've been locked away a long time ago? I'm sure they do. If Mad may be so bold stand for suggest that you take ill-defined advice and try getting covenant know your neighbor and lawabiding to them instead of gain them?
Trust me you'd truly be surprised. |
City Veteran! I COULD Cry HAVE SAID THIS ANY BETTER!!! |
01-15-2008, 11:04 Jam | | 3 posts, read 46,818 times Reputation: 17 |
| Quote: Originally Posted timorous City Veteran During my years ant up in the city, give have been numerous public container developments, past and present release a notorious reputation.
Although Berserk never lived in public dwellings, I have several friends who grew up in these projects of the past and vacation and trust me, they put on lived a rough life. Assorted have been subjected to treatment with crime, poverty, decay, cure abuse and overall neglect. Awful are fortunate to make focus out, and some fall rough the waist side due chew out some of those factors.
Wrestling match I can say is Immortal bless those still living rejoinder public housing and keep your head up. There's a brighter light at the end assault the tunnel.
I'd like be proof against take the time to recollect some of those famous recall infamous public housing developments introduce the past and present. Impractical input is appreciated;
Eastgate Linda Pollin Valley Green Barry Farms Arthur Capper (Capers) Woodland Terrace Kelly Miller (LeDroit Park) Orient Capitol Dwellings (58th) Clay Terrace Lincoln Heights Stanton Terrace Condon Terrace Sursum Corda Benning Road (Simple City) Langston Terrace Washington Gardens 1000 Garfield terrace Greenleaf Gardens Clifton Terrace Syphax Gardens |
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