"...Not, of course, that the Bowery is for everyone. As Eklund [Core Group Marketing managing director Fredrik Eklund] admits, recent changes aside, the street still retains a bit of its famed grit.
"You see very few families down here," he says. "It's not a quiet tree-lined street. It has the drama, the rock 'n' roll history, but it's not a traditional family neighborhood."...
[Adam] Gordon [elf-storage magnate and neighborhood developer] adds: "I don't pine for the Bowery of 50 years ago. It was a hole."...
Posted response from Bowerygals K Webster:
A bit arrogant to described a community as “a “hole” and I must differ with the assessment of the Bowery as being “not a traditional family neighborhood”. It’s well within the tradition of raising families in less wealthy communities. Having lived here for 30 years, I’d say this has been a pretty great place to raise my family. Is the point that it isn’t for families that would prefer to live behind doormen, afraid of the rest of us?
So much of what is arriving here might undo what made this place astonishingly good for families: An enviable music and arts scene, people who look out for each other, a neighborhood rich in unassimilated cultures, buildings with deep history in them, community gardens where children get their hands in dirt.
It’s now sold as a playground for hedge fund guys or a hip hang out (that scene is long gone –you chased it away or built right over it).
I hope we can wait this out, as the economy shifts, and we can get back to being this gritty, cool place again. Try not to destroy too much of its wild and beautiful self before you go.
"You see very few families down here," he says. "It's not a quiet tree-lined street. It has the drama, the rock 'n' roll history, but it's not a traditional family neighborhood."...
[Adam] Gordon [elf-storage magnate and neighborhood developer] adds: "I don't pine for the Bowery of 50 years ago. It was a hole."...
Posted response from Bowerygals K Webster:
A bit arrogant to described a community as “a “hole” and I must differ with the assessment of the Bowery as being “not a traditional family neighborhood”. It’s well within the tradition of raising families in less wealthy communities. Having lived here for 30 years, I’d say this has been a pretty great place to raise my family. Is the point that it isn’t for families that would prefer to live behind doormen, afraid of the rest of us?
So much of what is arriving here might undo what made this place astonishingly good for families: An enviable music and arts scene, people who look out for each other, a neighborhood rich in unassimilated cultures, buildings with deep history in them, community gardens where children get their hands in dirt.
It’s now sold as a playground for hedge fund guys or a hip hang out (that scene is long gone –you chased it away or built right over it).
I hope we can wait this out, as the economy shifts, and we can get back to being this gritty, cool place again. Try not to destroy too much of its wild and beautiful self before you go.
