But things recently took a turn for the worse: Five vacant houses in the city collapsed in high winds several weeks ago, in one case killing a 69-year-old man who was sitting in his car.
The city needs to do more about decaying properties if it wants to revitalize neighborhoods like those where Freddie Gray grew up, says Marvin Cheatham, president of the Matthew Henson Neighborhood Association in West Baltimore.
Gray's death — of a severe neck injury sustained in police custody over a year ago — led to riots in Baltimore and calls by protesters for more jobs, new housing and better schools to address extreme poverty in the area.
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Ho Hum. Abandoned property have been being turned into "affordable housing" for like at least 50 years now in Baltimore. The problem is the residents crap them up, and then they get abandoned again. Nothing will change in Baltimore until the residents change. It would start by them getting back to God in a real way. 99.9% of Baltimore's Christians and churches are fakes and that is one of their biggest difficulties. Contrary to what they think and want other to think they are not real Christians.
ReplyDeleteUntil the neighborhood is purged of all the worthless savages and drug mules, they might as well continue letting the housing crumble. Nobody wants to live near all that trash at any price.
ReplyDeleteNever happen.
DeleteThey WHERE affordable housing and where run down by thugs and there welfare families.
ReplyDeleteHow did this not make national news? Houses blowing over because of wind, killing someone is pretty news worthy.
ReplyDeletebad $ after bad $
ReplyDeleteWe could win the war on poverty if the poor people would just GIVE UP!
ReplyDeleteBut, no, they won't. It's a way of life!
That phrase is from the mid- 60's. George Carlin, maybe?
I look at this street and "opportunity" doesn't come to mind.
ReplyDeleteI haven't heard anything about the Cambridge property lately.I just know it had become dangerous & the community wanted to save it.A building at the corner of State St and Railroad Ave in Delmar partially collapsed and fell onto the road.No one was hurt thank God and no cars damaged.Those old buildings sometimes just need to be torn down.
ReplyDeletethose poor people in Baltimore should move to Salisbury, we have plenty of jobs, plenty of section 8 housing, and plenty of lottery machines. to go along with all that, virtually no crime so no need to get out of bed and riot. this is the land of pleasant living YO
ReplyDeleteAnother once great city being destroyed by long standing liberal democrat administrations.
ReplyDeleteWhat ever happen to this country rising to the occasion? Plow the mess down and put up more expensive housing with a plan to keep low life out. Until people who care about where they live and not just tell you where they "stay" you will get this destructive behavior. We need a plan to rebuild people...not slums.
ReplyDeleteHope and cha cha change, ended before it started after the 2008 election!
ReplyDeleteBulldoze the abandoned housing units!