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I don't know why I didn't really think about this before, but after biking through a lot of OTE and the KLD I couldn't help but wonder how much places like this are holding back these neighborhoods' full potential.
When you compare neighborhoods in this city that have been gentrified vs those that are undergoing gentrification, you’ll notice one thing that makes a huge difference in sections that are still run-down and that is the carryout, with its cheap plastic sign and neon signs advertising cheap booze, cigarettes, and lottery tickets. Now, I like to include pictures of what I’m talking about in my posts, but in this case I didn’t go up to one of these and take a picture. The people hanging out in front of them probably wouldn’t have been very crazy about that. I was only able to get one by taking a picture of something else. So here we have a nice set of row houses in King-Lincoln
Looks harmless enough, however on the first floor of that brick building in the background with blue awnings is a decrepit carryout and the area surrounding it doesn’t look as nice as the picture. It’s sad that these locally-run businesses thrive off the continued decay of their own communities. Aside from being eyesores they do not attract a lot of people you’d want to run into. If we want neighborhoods like this to thrive these have got to go. Whether it is a community effort or some sort of city-wide ban, something needs to be done to do away with establishments like these.
http://columbus-ite.com/2008/01/13/carryouts-are-good-for-one-thing-maintaining-blight/
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