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Ed Morrison · Why Forest City needs the Med Mart
February 12th, 2009
Tower City to serve as wedding chapel on Valentine’s Day
Last 5 posts by Ed Morrison
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February 12th, 2009 at 9:46 am
Wow, Ed. I thought you had sunk to your lowest point recently with the lame attempt to back track from your ongoing assertion that the Tower City site was a lock because a new convention center’s sole purpose was to prop up the struggling retail center. Your explanation when the Mall site was selected: it boiled down to Irish-Catholics not wanting to do business with Russian-Jews. Seriously? But I can see your petty bitterness knows no bounds. Funny, just yesterday you responded to a sarcastic comment by Jonathan with, “Your cynicism is getting a little worn.” Nice to see you hold yourself to a higher standard.
February 12th, 2009 at 5:39 pm
Tom:
These are just market facts about Tower City’s sliding value. Far from bitter, I am entertained.
As for the ethnic issue creating divisions in the convention center deal, I stand by the analysis. On one level, it looks to me like the Kennedys don’t want to do business with the Ratners.
On another level, any serious student of urban politics understands that ethnicity offers strong explanatory power for economic development and local governance.
February 13th, 2009 at 7:53 am
I might be misunderstanding, but what’s wrong with having weddings at Tower City on Valentine’s Day? Even if it’s just a marketing scheme, I think it’s kind of sweet and creative. If my husband and I hadn’t already been married, we might have used this opportunity do it in on the cheap in a locale that symbolized our commitment to shrinking cities.