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Old 06-14-2013, 09:08 PM
 
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Last of Savannah's Strathmore Homes coming down

Last of Savannah's Strathmore Homes coming down | savannahnow.com
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Old 06-16-2013, 12:41 PM
 
Location: Savannah GA
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Good riddance. But I worry how soon the new housing will decline as well. It remains a very sketchy part of town.
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Old 06-16-2013, 02:08 PM
 
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The original buildings were for the shipyard workers for WWII. They were only supposed to last 6 months. I think they lasted pretty well for that. They were painted an ugly green.
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Old 06-16-2013, 02:50 PM
 
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Good riddance. But I worry how soon the new housing will decline as well. It remains a very sketchy part of town.
Maybe all of those folks will join the middle class now.
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Old 06-16-2013, 08:26 PM
 
Location: Savannah GA
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Maybe all of those folks will join the middle class now.
Well, that's the way these "mixed-income" developments replacing traditional low-income and / or public housing are supposed to work. But the verdict is still out IMO. In cities like Atlanta, all they've really done is displaced the poor people, forcing them into other areas -- including previously nice suburban neighborhoods that are now borderline ghetto and have similar problems as the inner-city projects.

What's the saying ... "You can teach a man to fish ..." ?!
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Old 06-17-2013, 04:46 AM
 
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I know...

I'm sure someone has done a study about the number of people who manage to climb out of poverty thanks to these programs vs. the new poor who are generated by even worse conditions.

There is no easy answer, if there's even an answer.

Still, Strathmore was appalling. Tearing it down and replacing it with nothing would have caused more problems.
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