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Originally Posted by Vin
Those places you mentioned were never nice: they were pretty run-down in the first place. We are just experiencing a transitional period right now. As for other areas where developments have completed, the previous "blight" is now gone.
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Those were all perfectly functioning buildings housing different types of shops and businesses. You have quite a warped view of what you consider "run down" as I remember accessing the businesses that were housed in those areas quite recently, never considered them run down. In any event, a building is infinitely more aesthetically pleasing than a vacant lot. I agree that development comes with a growing city but these lots have sat vacant for upwards of years now. That is an unnecessary amount of time when they could have continued to stand as functioning businesses until the time of construction started. I'd like to get back on topic though. Again, just pointing out Richmond currently has more blight now than it ever had in the past