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C'mon guys, seriously, all trolling aside, would you live at Irondequoit Mall? You wouldn't shop there, we've already evidenced that.
Garmin and I'minformed, for the life of me, I can't understand why you guys cheerlead stuff like this. You both know I'm not an idiot, and I love Rochester, but ideas like this are exactly what makes Rochester a near-miss every time.
I'm going to say what I always say: drop a martial hammer on crime in the city Giuiliani-style and everything else will follow. People love the city, but not enough to live there.
Irondequoit Mall is a big, unnecessary steel box. That's all.
Given that Irondequoit Mall already has been getting tax breaks and such for the property, and assuming they are using private dollars and not asking for more government money, then I'm all for it. What is the alternative, tearing it down and building a skyscraper for a local company HQ?
I wasn't really cheerleading this project. My post was more of a comment about another message board.
For me, its too early to tell. From the sound of it, it seems like one of those setups with the fake mainstreet town centre thing, which I think is kinda lame.
But we'll see.
That is a great story with good news I'm interested in hearing more of. The only sickening thing is the posts by all of the depressing all-time naysayers on the d&c forum. I was going to make an account and post on there...but GAH...there are just too many nutty-negative folks
I thought I was the only person who noticed the negative attitudes from D&C forum posters!
I had to come to City-data to get reassurance about my impending move to the ROC! after reading too many negative posts at D&C.
It's really a shame, because Rochester has so much to offer. The naysayers don't realize what they have. But these are the same people who probably are not well-traveled. I believe that if they could get out and see more things and meet people from different places, they would probably curse the day that they began to put down everything Rochester.
Agreed....to my friend Muggy; you are 100% correct. I'm not cheerleading the project, I just think it sounds interesting and would like to hear more before giving it a big thumbs down and I just can't stand the constant negativity and ignorance of those on the D&C forum. I couldn't agree with you more that getting the crime rate under control in that area should be TOP priority as well.
i read the posts on every story I read on the website...and it seems like it's always the same pathetic soles who's username's speak volumes....ROCbites, LeavingRoch, Crapchester, CreativeOgre...PATHETIC. These people need to get lives. There is being constructively critical, and then there is being a depressing troll. EVERYTHING in Rochester and NYS is bad to them..EVERYTHING. Any positive news of development as seen as a "lie" or "fluff story" and any negative story is "an understatement of how horribly wretched everthing really is".
I would rather see empty space partially filled than have nothing there at all. I don't want to drive through any city where it looks like a ghost town. It's a good idea because something is being done with it. You don't know what the future holds with this place either, it may not house people, businesses or anything. My guess is they will lease out the space and see what direction it takes them.
This is being tried with skyscrapers, basically a town in a building where people never have to leave the area. Shops, work, apartments all in one. It has its positives and negatives. Really depends on whether people would actually want to live there.
that is what I am saying....the condo, shopping, eating people crowd that think that is cool will NEVER go to Irondequoit for that........too far from the city. But hey it isn't my money so they can do with it what they want........they will anyways.......
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