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Old 09-03-2016, 03:09 PM
 
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I'm sorry but I can't think of any reason for it to bounce back.
Well apparently people tended to try to go around Waterbury because of the section of I-84 that only has two lanes each way. Now that they're adding a third lane each way with the I-84 widening project, more people will be going through Waterbury which should really help businesses in that area.
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Old 09-06-2016, 04:12 PM
 
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I can. There's an educated, skilled workforce in the surrounding towns. If there's a good climate for doing business there, someone could take a cheap piece of property and build quality office space there. It's not like a city in the middle of nowhere in the Rust Belt.

educated? skilled? its mainly tradespeople who make a middle class salary who didnt wanna live in waterbury.......
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Old 09-06-2016, 04:25 PM
 
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educated? skilled? its mainly tradespeople who make a middle class salary who didnt wanna live in waterbury.......
That would fall under "skilled".
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Old 09-06-2016, 04:49 PM
 
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That would fall under "skilled".
A trade is under skilled?
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Old 09-06-2016, 05:04 PM
 
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educated? skilled? its mainly tradespeople who make a middle class salary who didnt wanna live in waterbury.......
Huh?

There are plenty of educated professional/managerial class residents of Middlebury, Woodbury, Southbury, Cheshire, Oxford, etc. Perfectly commutable to Waterbury as a central office location.

Even good ol' city-data data will show you that.
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Old 09-06-2016, 05:33 PM
 
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A trade is under skilled?
Considering they often fall under the term "skilled trades", I think yes.
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Old 09-08-2016, 06:27 AM
 
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Considering they often fall under the term "skilled trades", I think yes.
Read the original post wrong. Sorry. Nvm,
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Old 09-08-2016, 06:55 AM
 
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educated? skilled? its mainly tradespeople who make a middle class salary who didnt wanna live in waterbury.......
Wow.. You really don't understand the real nature of the surrounding area. I don't think have 1 single neighbor in my area with anything less than an associates degree, most have bachelors, quite a few have grad degrees. It's a gem for people who don't want to be house poor.

BTW, Since the factories where ruined in the flood of 1955, the highway got built & the river embankment safety improvements got built, but no one ever really helped rebuild the losses to the businesses or area economy. Yes the ones that survived the flood struggled and eventually closed as it was cheaper to move or close vs rebuild. I for 1 think it's time someone realized it is absolutely worth finally getting to work revitalizing the area. It's absolutely time. Think about it; in a modern world we all have telethons and gofund pages to recover from disaster. That never happened here. A natural disaster of epic proportions .. and nearly nada got done for the local economy. Just continue to turn a blind eye on Waterbury and surrounding area, the way it's been for 60+ years? That's selfish & arrogant.
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Old 09-08-2016, 10:37 AM
 
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Actually interesting thing if you go to the Mattatuck Museum talks about the Mix Master. The use of eminent domain and failed promises to rebuild the houses. Most have turn to vacant overgrown lots or for the homeless. Waterbury economy was very dependent on manufacturing, but once that went Waterbury never bounced back.

It was interesting and sad to read about all the different neighborhoods kind of dissappear.
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Old 09-27-2016, 12:57 PM
 
Location: Northeast states
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Building to be razed for downtown dorm Uconn dorms coming little hope for Downtown Waterbury

WATERBURY – A pair of New York developers working to create a privately run college dormitory downtown will shortly begin demolition of a large downtown building.

Green Hub Development Corp. paid $1.8 million in late August for a majority stake in the 85-year-old Brown Building at the corner of East Main and South Main streets. Prior owner John Lombard retains control of most first floor commercial space in the 68,388-square-foot building. Green Hub plans to remodel the top two floors into dormitory space for up to 90 students, primarily from the downtown branch of the University of Connecticut.

In the deal, Green Hub also gained the 65-year-old Lerner Building, immediately adjacent to the Brown (also known as Lombard) Building. It’s in abysmal shape. The basement is constantly flooded.

A large air conditioning unit has fallen through the roof. The 11,174-square-foot structure is coming down to make room for a parking lot.

Contractors are already inside removing asbestos, said Green Hub partner Joseph Gramando. He’s aiming to begin demolition on Oct. 10.

Building to be razed for downtown dorm | Republican-American
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