Changes on the Main from 1986
One of the Gazette’s retrospectives looks at an article about changes on the Main from 1986. The feature they mention is in an issue on Google newspaper archive (not just the front-page teaser, but a large horizontal page inside).
dwgs 10:10 on 2019-10-23 Permalink
Nice to see Simcha there, he was a good man.
Kate 12:37 on 2019-10-23 Permalink
Yes, he was.
Bill Binns 14:50 on 2019-10-23 Permalink
They were already concerned about the scourge of gentrification back then but here we are, 30+ years later and the Main is one of the few places left in town where regular working class folks can still get stabbed at bar closing time.
Blork 16:40 on 2019-10-23 Permalink
Interesting that they refer to Duluth and (the then successful) Prince Arthur as having been ruined by gentrification. I think those people had a very different view on gentrification than we do now, or at least different by degree. While I miss the Main of the 90s, people then missed the Main of the 70s, etc. etc.
And if I’m being truthful, my visits to the Main now are usually accompanied by me thinking “dang I wish we had more of X back in the day,” where X is usually cafes, nice (but not expensive) restaurants, etc.