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August 09, 2008
In the name of progress
Across the street from my living room there's a small mowed field, rows of rose bushes, and beyond them an urban view - roads, buildings, a radio tower, a giant spinning milk carton on advertising a regional dairy distributor. In the middle of the field across the street, a bold white sign: "SALE or LEASE - 94,000 sq. ft. land - USE: office, high rise, condo, apartments."
Somebody's interested. A developer want to build a six-story structure with 225 units, taking out the field and four adjacent houses, according to the Hollywood Star News, a monthly neighborhood newspaper. Units of what, it doesn't say. Apartments or condos, I assume, but maybe offices, maybe a mix of all.
I can live with this. But I really hope that if this grand idea moves forward it's not only homes. In my dreams the ground floor would be a hub of commerce. Maybe a small cafe, a dry cleaner, a convenience store, a deli, a pizza shop. I could cross the street and get a pack of gum or drop off my work clothes or something, instead of walking the five blocks now required. Otherwise, I think I'd like to keep my view, thank you very much.
Posted by Courtney_Sherwood at August 9, 2008 07:17 PM