America in the 70s

[Eddie Teach]

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[The Minsky Moment]

Here's a bunch of photos of a New York neighborhood that will soon be bulldozed away. Willet's Point in Queen, an iron triangle of 255 autobody shops with only one native resident. Just broken street upon broken street of rusting tin shacks, stacks of decaying cars and car related refuse.

Actually many of the cars in the picture are relatively new and obviously there for repair; these look like active businesses.

[Ed Anger]

You know Nurse Bloomberg hated that area when he was mayor. Low class scum eking out a living? Bulldoze it and put in stuff for rich folk. Can't have the scum occupying valuable real estate.

[Admiral Yi]

You can if they can pay the rent.

[The Minsky Moment]

I can't imagine why the city might back a redevelopment plan that would vastly increase the tax base of this area.
Oh wait.

[Ed Anger]

I can't imagine why the city might back a redevelopment plan that would vastly increase the tax base of this area.
Oh wait.

A normal mayor? Maybe. HitlerBloomberg? I doubt it. The presence of poors saps his vitality.

[DGuller]

I don't think Bloomberg would be that bothered by any area outside of Manhattan.

[garbon]

I don't think Bloomberg would be that bothered by any area outside of Manhattan.

Right?

[Darth Wagtaros]

Here's a bunch of photos of a New York neighborhood that will soon be bulldozed away. Willet's Point in Queen, an iron triangle of 255 autobody shops with only one native resident. Just broken street upon broken street of rusting tin shacks, stacks of decaying cars and car related refuse.

Actually many of the cars in the picture are relatively new and obviously there for repair; these look like active businesses.

Yeah, I was wondering about that. Doesn't seem to be abandoned, even if there is only one resident, even the author describes people working there.

[mongers]

In some ways it's quite an efficient set up to deal with car repairs in a large city; most ordinary people will know where to go to get their car sorted, they'll be plenty of competitively priced services and spare parts/expertise are likely to be close at hand. 

[garbon]

In some ways it's quite an efficient set up to deal with car repairs in a large city; most ordinary people will know where to go to get their car sorted, they'll be plenty of competitively priced services and spare parts/expertise are likely to be close at hand. 

I don't think it is that efficient in that it is really only useful for people with cars near that part of Queens. I doubt most "ordinary people" are going to schlep all the way over there for car repair near a stadium.

That said, I do agree that having several together is probably good for business, much in the same way as it is for restaurants, shops and car dealarships.

[mongers]

In some ways it's quite an efficient set up to deal with car repairs in a large city; most ordinary people will know where to go to get their car sorted, they'll be plenty of competitively priced services and spare parts/expertise are likely to be close at hand. 

I don't think it is that efficient in that it is really only useful for people with cars near that part of Queens. I doubt most "ordinary people" are going to schlep all the way over there for car repair near a stadium.

That said, I do agree that having several together is probably good for business, much in the same way as it is for restaurants, shops and car dealarships.

Well I sorta meant that, as I wasn't expecting all of a mega city like NYC to use it, I guess for a good section of Queens it might be a useful zone to have.

[Admiral Yi]

It's also for useful for recruiting terrorists and communicating plans. 

[Sheilbh]

That said, I do agree that having several together is probably good for business, much in the same way as it is for restaurants, shops and car dealarships.

Even more so I'd say given the effect car repair shops have on the value of other businesses around them, unlike restaurants and shops.

[jimmy olsen]

In some ways it's quite an efficient set up to deal with car repairs in a large city; most ordinary people will know where to go to get their car sorted, they'll be plenty of competitively priced services and spare parts/expertise are likely to be close at hand. 

I don't think it is that efficient in that it is really only useful for people with cars near that part of Queens. I doubt most "ordinary people" are going to schlep all the way over there for car repair near a stadium.

Well I sorta meant that, as I wasn't expecting all of a mega city like NYC to use it, I guess for a good section of Queens it might be a useful zone to have.

How many people support one body ship? A thousand? Two thousand? More?