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The Real Reason Malls Are Closing
While the effects can be confusing and disheartening I believe this stuff is just human nature, so it's difficult to consciously have much of a problem with it. Such things happen because there is direct profit for property owners and local government when people come to town looking to invest...- NattyLud
- Post #96
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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The Real Reason Malls Are Closing
Gentrification is certainly an interesting topic. While demographics and the futures of towns have always been in a state of change due to local economies, trends, etc., there is something particularly disturbing about watching a community that was once the heart of everyday regular life...- NattyLud
- Post #88
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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If you could choose, what city would you like to see crushed by a giant monster?
Having lived in LA for 12 years I can attest that, yes, it is a city and therefore has typical city problems. But however unnerving it generally feels to be enveloped in what feels like an inescapable expanse of concrete, atrocious air, and a sizable population that thinks celebrity and...- NattyLud
- Post #101
- Forum: The Moving Picture
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The 80s, myth and reality?
Growing up on the leeward side of the S.D. Warren papermill, I often fantasized about the end of paper production... And while I haven't lived there in several decades, it seems the future economic base of that area will be in selling "quaint" to nouveau rusticators and the like. With Portland...- NattyLud
- Post #261
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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The 80s, myth and reality?
I must correct myself... apparently it was Ford that issued that proclamation, not Reagan. My apologies...- NattyLud
- Post #260
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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The 80s, myth and reality?
I saw the 80s somewhat like Fading Fast--the 70s seemed somewhat of a depressing malaise, vestiges of counterculture, war issues and economic depression, and the 80s felt as something of a hopeful rebirth. There was a new optimism that was being pushed and could be felt (by those susceptible to...- NattyLud
- Post #257
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Vintage Things That Will NOT Disappear In Your Lifetime
What a great thread... Fairly mundane, but it seems that the spring-loaded clothespin should never go away as it has so many simple and helpful applications besides actually hanging clothes. Also on my wishlist, though at least some of these are already endangered: - Anything vintage in car...- NattyLud
- Post #228
- Forum: The Observation Bar
