How do you want to see Scranton move forward?

[Magritte25]

Originally Posted by weluvpa

Yeh they are in such awe that they are leaving in a mass exodus for the outlying communities...Those houses and buildings look better from a far I guess.

If I could afford it AND if I had a job in the area I'd live there. I'm not sure why you think people are leaving because of the old houses. I would think it's because of the local economy (or lackthereof) and other much more important issues besides whether or not someone can appreciate turn of the century architecture.

[NYRangers 2008]

Originally Posted by Magritte25

If I could afford it AND if I had a job in the area I'd live there. I'm not sure why you think people are leaving because of the old houses. I would think it's because of the local economy (or lackthereof) and other much more important issues besides whether or not someone can appreciate turn of the century architecture.

It is most certainly the local government and the economy. People are getting sick of bad roads, cuts in public safety, the wage tax and the raising of property and school taxes, declining neighborhoods and too much money and energy into Nay Aug and the downtown. It may sound like a broken record, but you hit it square on the head. These are the reasons people are leaving the city.