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There must be done something before all these great houses are gone. A photo exhibition, which shows the houses like they were when they were built, how they are today and how they could be in furure if someone repairs them. I think this might make people think about what they are losing. And this exhibition could take place in a house which is already rebuilt. Just a silly idea, I know.
I think you’ve got a great idea, especially after going through the demo list and pulling the pix from when these houses were cared for. When I look at some of the houses that Community Development has bought with the intention of rehabbing and reselling, it makes me wonder what’s wrong with houses like these. I’d love to get inside some of these places to see what’s so wrong with them. This one might be more a victim of its neighborhood than anything else. There’s what looks like an old farmhouse across the street from this place that is in just as bad of shape, if not worse. But it still stands. I’m sure somebody somewhere has reasons why this house goes and that one stays, but sometimes you gotta wonder.
Perhaps Gary is someone who could give advice what to do? He loves old houses and I think he is experienced enough to judge about the condition of a house. He is the mayor of Dayton/Ohio (and a very nice guy; I know him from that times he wasn’t mayor, but just started to rebuild his cackhouse.)
Wonder if he’d be interested in being Mayor of Lorain when he’s done getting Dayton straightened out. I went to his Mayor’s blog and read the State of the City address. I love how plain spoken Gary is!
“But let me be clear on one thing — I get just as frustrated as all of you at how slow progress and change can be. I am not going to stand here and paint you a picture of Dayton that is all sunshine and roses. It’s not. I don’t like it any more than you that we can’t run out and knock down every single vacant, burnt-out house in our neighborhoods. I have two derelict houses behind my home and one burned out across the street that even I can’t get torn down. I don’t like it that there are citizens in this city who still cannot find a good paying job. But the thing we all have to remember is that real, lasting change takes time.” ~ Gary Leitzell, Mayor of Dayton
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There must be done something before all these great houses are gone. A photo exhibition, which shows the houses like they were when they were built, how they are today and how they could be in furure if someone repairs them. I think this might make people think about what they are losing. And this exhibition could take place in a house which is already rebuilt. Just a silly idea, I know.
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I think you’ve got a great idea, especially after going through the demo list and pulling the pix from when these houses were cared for. When I look at some of the houses that Community Development has bought with the intention of rehabbing and reselling, it makes me wonder what’s wrong with houses like these. I’d love to get inside some of these places to see what’s so wrong with them. This one might be more a victim of its neighborhood than anything else. There’s what looks like an old farmhouse across the street from this place that is in just as bad of shape, if not worse. But it still stands. I’m sure somebody somewhere has reasons why this house goes and that one stays, but sometimes you gotta wonder.
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Perhaps you like this here: http://weirs.dns2go.com/garyleitzell/wgnetwork/coolllor/newhouse.html
When I read it in 2007 Gary became my role model and I wished once also remodeling an old house. It became true… I loved what he did to the old house . Here is also his blog with recent posts: http://thisoldcrackhouse.blogspot.de/
Perhaps Gary is someone who could give advice what to do? He loves old houses and I think he is experienced enough to judge about the condition of a house. He is the mayor of Dayton/Ohio (and a very nice guy; I know him from that times he wasn’t mayor, but just started to rebuild his cackhouse.)
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Wonder if he’d be interested in being Mayor of Lorain when he’s done getting Dayton straightened out. I went to his Mayor’s blog and read the State of the City address. I love how plain spoken Gary is!
“But let me be clear on one thing — I get just as frustrated as all of you at how slow progress and change can be. I am not going to stand here and paint you a picture of Dayton that is all sunshine and roses. It’s not. I don’t like it any more than you that we can’t run out and knock down every single vacant, burnt-out house in our neighborhoods. I have two derelict houses behind my home and one burned out across the street that even I can’t get torn down. I don’t like it that there are citizens in this city who still cannot find a good paying job. But the thing we all have to remember is that real, lasting change takes time.” ~ Gary Leitzell, Mayor of Dayton
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Oh, and hubba hubba to that whole Barry Bostwick thing he’s got going on 😉
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