I'm spending part of this week combing through a list the Daily Record published in 1997-1998 of 21 strategic sites in the city. That's only 10-ish years ago, but I'm learning how much things can change in that time period.
Example:
I've lived here for a little more than two years, and I've always ordered my pizza from Marcello's on South George Street. But one of the "strategic sites" the paper identified in 1997 was the building at 25 W. Market St., left empty when Marcello's moved out. And at some point before that, it was a nightclub named Zakie's. So I guess it kind of returned to its roots when Ron Kamionka bought the place and started putting in his clubs and bars in the first block of Market Street.
Example:
I've lived here for a little more than two years, and I've always ordered my pizza from Marcello's on South George Street. But one of the "strategic sites" the paper identified in 1997 was the building at 25 W. Market St., left empty when Marcello's moved out. And at some point before that, it was a nightclub named Zakie's. So I guess it kind of returned to its roots when Ron Kamionka bought the place and started putting in his clubs and bars in the first block of Market Street.
And, in 1998, Central Market had just purchased a building at 101 W. Philadelphia St. Later, the old building was torn down to make way for the parking deck. And now, the city wants to build an art museum there.
The Susquehanna Commerce Center was still in the talk stage in 1997. The owner of Sam & Tony's had just opened The Garlic Pot and Celebrations. The WaterWay Raw Bar and Grill was still The Gingerbread Man. Nobody was bothering to clean up the Codorus Creek.
Other sites haven't seen as much change, but it's kind of interesting to see how things have evolved, which ideas panned out and which ones didn't.
Angie, interesting post. I'd be curious to know what other sites where identified as strategic sites, even if nothing has happened to them since the articles were written. Could you post a list of the 21 sites you were looking at? or was this for an upcoming article....
HRM - There will be an article coming out of this, which I'll make sure I link to when it prints. I'll try to post some more as I work on it, though. Thanks!