nofog2234 OP t1_iqpzimq wrote on October 2, 2022 at 6:57 AM

Reply to comment by BossCrabMeat in The Future of Springfield MA by nofog2234

You do have a point. You can also get starter homes in providence or woonsocket for like 250k and that is an actual full blown metro. Attleboro, taunton, little more expensive but still.

BossCrabMeat t1_iqpzzn5 wrote on October 2, 2022 at 7:03 AM

Not to mention, Providence has its own port and airport. Same for say New Bedford. Providence also is on the rail line and New Bedford is getting a rail line soon.

nofog2234 OP t1_iqq0c98 wrote on October 2, 2022 at 7:07 AM

Yeah again this was just a speculative brainstorming session. I don't think the city is 100% a lost cause.

BossCrabMeat t1_iqq1yb2 wrote on October 2, 2022 at 7:28 AM

I am not saying the city is a lost cause. It used to be a huge manufacturing hub when Boston was under threat of being overrun by the Red Coats or when Russian nukes were aimed at it.

The company I work for does lots of business with overseas partners. We pay over 25K a month for a postage stamp sized space near the airport. We could get a much larger space in Springfield for 2500 but then we would be paying over 30K in trucking fees.

nofog2234 OP t1_iqq36rw wrote on October 2, 2022 at 7:44 AM

Do you think it could become an artists hub? Manchester England was a post industrial shithole look at how much good music came out of there.

nataphoto t1_iqq7itu wrote on October 2, 2022 at 8:42 AM

>providence has its own airport

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