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Old 04-24-2013, 03:17 AM
 
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A group of professionals from WVU, Morgantown, and Charleston are assisting in developing strategies for putting vacant structures to use...

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Old 04-24-2013, 04:08 AM
 
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Downtown Parkersburg has an asset that would regularly draw people downtown but they won't use it. The Smoot theater.
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Old 04-24-2013, 09:32 AM
 
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This is the sort of cooperative effort we need for all the cities in our state. If we can get past the regional bickering and the "me too" attitudes, and have our state government actually start to look after the interests of the people like they do in Texas rather than looking to special interests like they do here, we can actually turn our state around. There is no reason we can not have several prosperous, showpiece cities in West Virginia. We are among the most resource rich states in the country.
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Old 04-24-2013, 12:18 PM
 
Location: ADK via WV
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sounds like something that should go on more often in WV.
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Old 04-24-2013, 07:13 PM
 
Location: Winfield, WV
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I think this is a really cool idea, and it takes a cooperative effort from all parties to make it happen. Parkersburg has so much potential, I hope to see it fill up downtown again.
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Old 04-24-2013, 07:36 PM
 
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In other news, Parkersburg just tore down another building (the old MOVTA bus garage by the Juliana St. Ramp into town) for more parking.
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Old 04-24-2013, 08:17 PM
 
Location: Washington, WV
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I would really like to see some of these old buildings get utilized in Parkersburg like they'll be doing with the Uptowner Inn. Nice post.
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Old 04-24-2013, 08:40 PM
 
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I see no reason why the Citizens' Building, with its proximity to the courthouse, public debt, the Blennerhassett Hotel, and others, is not a place of thriving business and potential apartments/condos. Then again, I have no clue what is there now (besides a vacant storefront).
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