tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1152943123482579673.post3104538853071707528..comments2023-04-10T05:48:26.440-04:00Comments on Welcome2Melrose: The Rubble of the 70's and 80'sThe Mayor of Melrosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02630762582387815482noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1152943123482579673.post-37418148319851780512021-01-21T13:35:50.967-05:002021-01-21T13:35:50.967-05:00I used to buy heroin in the melrose neighborhood b...I used to buy heroin in the melrose neighborhood back in the early 80s. Inez would cop for us. Exterminator, Elegante, etc. I don't know how I survived my early 20s.Hemp Fruitwadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02130754324940664896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1152943123482579673.post-72439571809386499522010-01-29T18:53:50.381-05:002010-01-29T18:53:50.381-05:00My prior post contained an inaccuracy. Per Wikipe...My prior post contained an inaccuracy. Per Wikipedia, "The Wolfen were not werewolves, but in fact a more advanced version of a wolf which sat above man on the food chain."Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14003155252108497737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1152943123482579673.post-70159178747306128372010-01-29T16:56:11.037-05:002010-01-29T16:56:11.037-05:00Dana Marie:
From what i've seen in at least ...Dana Marie: <br /><br />From what i've seen in at least Melrose is that we are much stronger than before the 70's and 80's with all the new buildings and now we have something that was missing back then - home ownership. The hundreds of townhomes in our area as well as the 3 condominium buildings weren't in place before so that somewhat stabilizes an area as vs one that is all rentals. <br /><br />We also have so many projects going on in Melrose such as boricua college which will have 2,000 students as well as boricua village with 700 apartments, of over half are for middle income tenants to further stabilize the area. and 3 more projects haven't even broken grown as of yet.The Mayor of Melrosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02630762582387815482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1152943123482579673.post-14091353520098476212010-01-29T16:53:01.352-05:002010-01-29T16:53:01.352-05:00Jacob, That's actually quite funny. Yes I cau...Jacob, That's actually quite funny. Yes I caught that there were clips from Wolfen - it still captured the abandonment of the South Bronx though which makes it all the more relevant in that particular montage. <br /><br />Thanks for taking the time to read it!The Mayor of Melrosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02630762582387815482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1152943123482579673.post-16549332880306820002010-01-29T16:11:00.039-05:002010-01-29T16:11:00.039-05:00Did anyone else catch that this montage shows clip...Did anyone else catch that this montage shows clips from the movie Wolfen? <br /><br />The makers of Wolfen had the courage to show the true story of Bronx werewolves eating people. Those were crazy times.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14003155252108497737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1152943123482579673.post-21539638512546243682010-01-29T14:00:46.936-05:002010-01-29T14:00:46.936-05:00I lived during '1970s urban decay' while g...I lived during '1970s urban decay' while growing up on Prospect Avenue / E 175th Street (Cross Bronx Expwy) and later near Westchester Avenue and E. 150th Street. Talk about hell in a handbasket! Though I was a kid, seeing burned down tenements was eerily common. My family moved to a high rise on Trinity Avenue in 1977 and rubble galore went as far as the eye could see. My parents still reside in the same apartment, and fortunately the landscape changed for the better over 30 years later. But make no mistake... this chapter of New York city history must never repeat. However, since Bloomberg proposed major cuts, and the working-class poor are leaving NYC in droves...will Melrose and South Bronx suffer again?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05799007304483123953noreply@blogger.com