Philadelphia 2035 (Jenkintown: realty, design, activity)

[kyb01]

Originally Posted by southbound_295

Yes, it's pretty easy to blame Boomers for what's wrong in Philadelphia, especially because we were in grade school, high school, & college when the mills were closing down. Obviously, in your generation's opinion, that part of the equation is our fault.

You think that citing 1960 covers "the 60s". 1970 is more appropriate if you want to cite one year. A lot went on during the 60s. However, kyb & I are female & in the 70s, after we finished college, want ads in the newspapers were still segregated into help wanted male, help wanted female, & help wanted male or female. The help wanted male jobs usually paid well & the help wanted female jobs usually did not pay a decent, liveable wage. There were a lot of things that needed to be addressed on the national level & the local level. They were frequently intertwined.

Again, talk to Boomers in real life. Few, if any, think we fixed everything. Some went about it quietly, others made more noise, & some got into politics. When you continue to lay blame for corruption on Boomers, you should be ashamed of yourself. Yes, there is still some. No Boomers didn't invent it.

This thread is supposed to be about Philadelphia in the future, but your generation doesn't want to be involved. Nice.

Slight detour in this discussion.

My trajectory was different because I didn't finish college when I should have (class of 1971)if I had continued at West Chester ( now University). Instead I dropped out of there and made a wild, risky(at the time) decision: I got accepted at Peirce (now College). Took a year long data processing course of study and immediately after that got a computer programming job at Bryn Mawr College and eventually ended up working for Penn where I worked for next 35+ years in the ever evolving IT world. Working at Penn is how I was able to take courses and eventually graduate.

My main issues were not being under employed or my career but dealing with being gay and any activism I was involved with, and still am, sprang, more so, from that. The AIDS crisis in the 80s was a really big pivot about how active I wanted to be.

Millennials are involved. If you had been in Philly during the DNC last summer you would have seen that. I just wish some of that passion was directed toward seeing that Clarke or Blackwell don't win another election.

[kyb01]

Originally Posted by cpomp

As a Millenial, I think a lot (of course not all) of young people are indifferent about getting involved because of distractions: social media, detachement from human interaction, student debt, etc. I think there are more distractions today then in the past. Our generation has also never experienced a large scale war/ movement that affected everyone (World War 1, 2, Vietnam, Civil Rights, Womens Rights, etc) I would say LGBT rights have been the biggest recent movement which have garnered a lot of support from young people, so we have the power to get involved, we just pick and choose. And I think Millenials have had the fluffiest, most sheltered upbringing compared to any past generation.

The distractions are different and more immediate. The internet is obviously a big factor in that.

Boomers have had our share of certain things that have certainly made many of lives easier than our Depression era parents.

[southbound_295]

Originally Posted by kyb01

Slight detour in this discussion.

My trajectory was different because I didn't finish college when I should have (class of 1971)if I had continued at West Chester ( now University). Instead I dropped out of there and made a wild, risky(at the time) decision: I got accepted at Peirce (now College). Took a year long data processing course of study and immediately after that got a computer programming job at Bryn Mawr College and eventually ended up working for Penn where I worked for next 35+ years in the ever evolving IT world. Working at Penn is how I was able to take courses and eventually graduate.

My main issues were not being under employed or my career but dealing with being gay and any activism I was involved with, and still am, sprang, more so, from that. The AIDS crisis in the 80s was a really big pivot about how active I wanted to be.

Millennials are involved. If you had been in Philly during the DNC last summer you would have seen that. I just wish some of that passion was directed toward seeing that Clarke or Blackwell don't win another election.

Well, an overhaul in city council would go a long way towards helping. That's why I suggested lighting some fires to get more grocery stores in the city. Refusal to pursue more grocery options could be a reason to vote against them. That's something that would resonate.

[Pine to Vine]

Something fresh at the PMA: Philadelphia Home, Design and Gardening Tips - Philly.com

Houston has 2 James Turrell installations. The first was a skyspace at the Friends meeting house and the second was an installation in the tunnel linking new pavilion to the old at the Houston Museum of Fine Arts. I like the idea that it will introduce a new and modern structural element to the "backyard" of the PMA.

[kyb01]

Originally Posted by Pine to Vine

Something fresh at the PMA: Philadelphia Home, Design and Gardening Tips - Philly.com

Houston has 2 James Turrell installations. The first was a skyspace at the Friends meeting house and the second was an installation in the tunnel linking new pavilion to the old at the Houston Museum of Fine Arts. I like the idea that it will introduce a new and modern structural element to the "backyard" of the PMA.

No, a thousands times, NO! I hate it.

[Pine to Vine]

Originally Posted by kyb01

No, a thousands times, NO! I hate it.

Many Philadelphians resist change. It's one of the reasons I find the announcement of the Turrell installation refreshing.

[kyb01]

Originally Posted by Pine to Vine

Many Philadelphians resist change. It's one of the reasons I find the announcement of the Turrell installation refreshing.

I wouldn't be very committed to wanting the local political landscape upended if I resisted change.

I just do not like the idea of putting this work there. Maybe somewhere else but not there.

[SenseSoCommon]

Originally Posted by thedirtypirate

Yeah there is.

Northbroad – The North Broad Renaissance

Currently, the organization provides weekly street cleanings. A clean and safe North Broad is step one.

The scope of this is not quite what I meant,This seems very imited and very narrow what they do,

Here is one in Atlanta and more what I was talking about:

Invest Atlanta | Atlanta Development Authority

Community Benefits
Resulting from Capital Investment
2000-2010
13,000 jobs created or retained
Over 500 acres of parks or trails acquired
412 supportive housing units produced
328 new assessment beds for the homeless
10,400 housing units created or preserved
82 small businesses financed
834 new home owners

Thats just between 2000-2010.

[kyb01]

Originally Posted by SenseSoCommon

The scope of this is not quite what I meant,This seems very imited and very narrow what they do,

Here is one in Atlanta and more what I was talking about:

Invest Atlanta | Atlanta Development Authority



Thats just between 2000-2010.

Look at the Center City District web site instead.

[SenseSoCommon]

Originally Posted by kyb01

Look at the Center City District web site instead.

Yep this is more what I was talking about.