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Tuesday, November 27. 2012

Bridgeport apartment building

Typical old apartment building, on Fairfield Ave. Note vacant lots on either side.


Posted by Bird Dog at 06:00 | Comments (4) | Trackbacks (0)

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We lived in a suburb near Bridgeport for a decade in the 80s. It is one of those places with a lot of geographic benefits - commutable to NY, Stamford, Greenwich, water access, wealthy adjacent towns, it's own regional airport. But, the inner-city side of Bridgeport is the challenge that has never been overcome. Those vacant lots are likely held by land speculators. Investors have been buying downtown Bridgeport properties for decades in the hope that it will become another casino town. They might be right....someday.
#1 dw on 2012-11-27 07:39 (Reply)
True, dw. The city was courting Trump and Wynn for a while, and magically a lot of East Bridgeport succumbed to the wrecking ball. However, Democrat administrations wouldn't be hoping that a casino would come rescue them, if their destructive environmental and taxation policies hadn't caused so much of the industrial tax base to flee, taking the middle class residential tax base with it. The meme is, "Look at all we do for the poorest members of society, we need more aid [Federal tax dollars]." After they chased away the best aid of all.

Next thing you know, someone's going to claim that the city tried to declare bankruptcy!
#1.1 Steve in ct on 2012-11-27 08:20 (Reply)
The basic problem of Bridgeport is the same as the basic problem of Chicago and Detroit.
#2 vanderleun on 2012-11-27 20:29 (Reply)
Old buildings like this often have problems that newer buldings don't - especially maintenance issues.

But, man, do they have a certain style (perhaps, I should call it character?) about them that modern buildings just don't match. I love it.
#3 Charles on 2012-11-27 23:40 (Reply)

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