Under the Radar Urban Comebacks

[Crawford]

Originally Posted by austlar1

The Times Square/42nd St. turnaround was a slow going proposition.

Yeah, Times Square was maximum sleaze in the 1970's. Eighth Ave. was the Minnesota Mile, center of the American sex-for-hire industry, full of runaways from Middle America arriving via the Port Authority Terminal. 42nd Street was full of gay hustlers. There were something crazy like 200 legit sex related businesses. The hotels were basically prostitution fronts. By the 1980's, adult video and more discreet prostitution, alongside early redevelopment, including a number of fancy new hotels and legit theaters, made for a somewhat tamer scene.

Originally Posted by austlar1

I am most certainly not a fan of Rudy G., but I thought he was a pretty good mayor.

Keep in mind that Mayor Rudy and present-day Rudy are basically different people, but residing in the same body. Mayor Rudy endorsed ultra-liberal Mario Cuomo over Rockefeller Republican George Pataki. He did a drag show. He generally embraced left-leaning social issues. He was tough on crime, hostile to corruption and seemed to be a straight-shooter.

[iheartthed]

I don't have a lot of nice things to say about Rudy Giuliani, whether his modern persona or his persona in the 1990s, but I will give him credit for rooting out corruption. He was one of the most central figures for taking down the NY mafia.

[bilbao58]

Originally Posted by Bailey

Houston is seeing a bunch of 'contained and focused infill' that is really creating new connective walkable urban districts within the city.

Here is an example of what is Under Constriction and on the Boards, for this focused area:

Not sure that could be considered an urban comeback since that area was never really very urban before.

[bilbao58]

Originally Posted by 3rd&Brown

I've yet to ever see a pedestrian anywhere in Houston ever.

Now ya have (at least virtually):

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