"In the vicinity of the Fabulous Renaissance Plaza at 9th and Hamilton, we have two more victims of the renaissance. Spooner's Cafe on Hamilton, and the new Crave Lounge have both closed, apparently unable to make a profit from the rebirth-ed downtown of the Pawlowski Administration. How will Pawlowski spin this one? They went the way of the New York Floral, so it is good news for the city, making way for new business in the blossoming metropolis?
Now I need to find a new place for lunch, as these were my favorites.
What is left downtown? No one knows, because everyone has abandoned the place. I predict PPL is the next to go, when their free ride on taxes goes away.
There is a Pawlowski sponsored Arts Organization (is that a contradiction in terms?)trying to start up on the other side of 9th. Of course, not in the Arts Walk area. No arts orgs want to go there. Even the City has given up on the concept after spending boku bucks to create it."
- posted by DJ MENACE
My good friend, DJ Menace, posted the previous blog and while I am very hesitant to take sides and point the finger of blame at anyone, he does make a valid point. What is the City doing about all of these vanishing businesses?
It seems the crusade to rid A-town of "trouble spots" has gone awry and backfired!
There have been alot of businesses that have closed up shop in the past year and very few, if any, have been replaced. The scary part is that small businesses are the very "blood" that is keeping downtown Allentown surviving.
I mean, between LANTA moving the bus stops off of Hamilton Street and the City going after and closing night spots/bars, it almost seems conspiracy-like.
If the master plan was to get rid of alot of the so-called "undesirable merchants", it seems to be working but unfortunately, many of the "desired" ones are being sacrificed, as well.
Peace and 1,
- J. BLACK
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I picked the information up on Nepons blog and it is so true. I just had to spread the news out to the general public. So they are not fooled by Mayor Ed. THANKS FOR SPREADING THE WORD
DJ MENACE
I'd say it's time to have the buses roll down Hamilton as they once did. They can still use their new Dunkin' Donuts headquarters, but the old stops need to be re-instated now.
Mayor Ed may be making decsions that we don't like, but don't do him the favor of attributing the whims of business entirely to him. The entire country is going thru this sag in the economy, and Allentown is like a canary in a coal mine. Believing that Pawlowski can buck the national trend is unrealistic. We have to pull out of this crisis the old fashioned way --- HARD WORK. If you believe in small businesses, then go to them and give them your business.
Thought I recognized the words! Glad you all agree. Keep in touch.
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