ihaveananecdote4u

ihaveananecdote4u t1_jeche1i wrote

Reply to What’s flying out of Springfield like? by spr1ngr0ll

Usually through TSA in 2 minutes. Show up at least 45 minutes before flight though if you want to check a bag (I’ve missed a flight bc I showed up 40 minutes beforehand due to bad weather and wasn’t allowed to check my bag). The coffee shop is weirdly expensive. There’s a small restaurant with a bar (they don’t start serving drinks until 6 AM FYI), and a Hudson News. Earlier this month it looked like they were building a new little bar by the gates.

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ihaveananecdote4u t1_ir0bu6k wrote

Reply to sunshine and national by laffingriver

As someone relatively new to that neighborhood, the general consensus seems to be that they want to preserve the historical homes and don’t want to worsen traffic in the area. They also feel that the developers were dishonest about their intentions when they purchased the properties. The developers held a meeting with neighbors that quickly became very heated and was abruptly ended. I think most of the neighbors understand that the homes are not necessarily “livable” due to their location - who wants to spend a lot of money on an old, beautiful house in need of repairs on the busiest intersection in town? But no one had any great ideas on what exactly should be done with it, hence the lack of action by neighbors to purchase it. But, do we really need another strip mall? And why would anyone want to live in an over-business loft in the same location? Why demolish something historical and beautiful and throw up another vape shop or car wash? The developers have a permit to demolish the white house on the corner that’s good until 11/15, so I imagine no amount of grumbling will stop them from knocking it down and making a money grab in favor of preserving a little bit of character and history.

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