Re: east st. louis...christmas eve's eve... Archived Message
Posted by dogwhisperer2003 on December 30, 2010, 11:53 am, in reply to "Re: east st. louis...christmas eve's eve..."
Actually, it would seem that both of you (opie and lib) are correct. Racism, "white flight", and the loss of business that accompanies the flight allowed the community to crumble. The internal corruption that occurred afterwards allowed the community to remain broken. Let's not forget the disecting of the city by the interstate highways. Also, businesses of the past have left a huge mess. Those lovely crubmling buildings that are the remains of a vibrant downtown cannot be simply torn down. Most are contaminated with asbestos. I think that the Welfare system actually had very little to do with it.
|
Message Thread: | This response ↓
- east st. louis...christmas eve's eve... - Liberal December 25, 2010, 2:08 pm
- Re: east st. louis...christmas eve's eve... - opinionated December 25, 2010, 3:03 pm
- Re: east st. louis...christmas eve's eve... - 3Dee December 25, 2010, 3:12 pm
- Re: east st. louis...christmas eve's eve... - dogwhisperer2003 December 26, 2010, 12:12 am
- Re: east st. louis...christmas eve's eve... - bob December 26, 2010, 1:42 am
- Re: east st. louis...christmas eve's eve... - GaryBusey December 26, 2010, 1:59 am
- Re: east st. louis...christmas eve's eve... - MrsC93 December 26, 2010, 2:26 pm
- Re: east st. louis...christmas eve's eve... - catching12 December 28, 2010, 5:00 pm
- Re: east st. louis...christmas eve's eve... - Liberal December 29, 2010, 3:41 am
- Re: east st. louis...christmas eve's eve... - opinionated December 29, 2010, 10:13 am
- Re: east st. louis...christmas eve's eve... - Liberal December 29, 2010, 2:20 pm
- Re: east st. louis...christmas eve's eve... - Liberal December 29, 2010, 2:27 pm
- Re: east st. louis...christmas eve's eve... - opinionated December 29, 2010, 2:58 pm
- Re: east st. louis...christmas eve's eve... - dogwhisperer2003 December 30, 2010, 11:53 am
- Re: east st. louis...christmas eve's eve... - machine December 29, 2010, 2:58 pm
- Re: east st. louis...christmas eve's eve... - catching12 January 11, 2011, 4:15 pm
- Re: east st. louis...christmas eve's eve... - Dr. Ray Langston December 30, 2010, 5:09 pm
- Re: east st. louis...christmas eve's eve... - elcooksta January 13, 2011, 5:38 am
|
|