I decided to re-examine the Gate District in response to the impassioned arguments of one of the neighborhood's residents that the area does have life in it, despite its reputation among local preservationists and others.
What I found were several streets of very beautiful houses along Lafayette Avenue, with some abandonment and some new in-fill construction.
I still think there is a major problem of a lack of nearby restaurants or other "hang-outs," which I presume were planned but never materialized.
Time will tell if this area retains its dichotomic nature, or fuses into a cogent neighborhood.
I decided to re-examine the Gate District in response to the impassioned arguments of one of the neighborhood's residents that the area does have life in it, despite its reputation among local preservationists and others.
What I found were several streets of very beautiful houses along Lafayette Avenue, with some abandonment and some new in-fill construction.
I still think there is a major problem of a lack of nearby restaurants or other "hang-outs," which I presume were planned but never materialized.
Time will tell if this area retains its dichotomic nature, or fuses into a cogent neighborhood.
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