Comments on: Preservation In Stamford

By: turfgrrl

turfgrrl — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:34:59 +0000

Lee: Yes there is a Whole Foods on the Norwalk/Westport line, however there is not a grocery store (large) in South Norwalk. There’s a natural fit for one somewhere in the urban corridor of Norwalk, there was once two Pathmarks. A Whole Foods would be a welcome retailer addition. It’s mind boggling to me that lower density towns would be more attractive a location than Norwalk.

By: lee

lee — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 08:45:03 +0000

You know, there’s a Whole Foods that is essentially in Norwalk, they bought out Wild Oats (which bought the Food Emporium building). On the Post Road right on the Westport/Norwalk border.

By: NTTW

NTTW — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:29:31 +0000

What’s up with all the cracked out looking Hair / “beauty” salons in Norwalk? Are they fronts for drug operations?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:16:53 +0000

#17 you just don’t get it – in fact, I think you are pretty much out in your own selfish world of ego, ego, ego…

By: anonymous

anonymous — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:02:21 +0000

The whining must stop.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:41:30 +0000

Purchasing a building to build something else is improving the quality of life.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:37:32 +0000

Hey 14 – let’s get rid of the all the zoning laws that restrict development. I want to build a strip mall next door to your house!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:34:22 +0000

You’re saying Handrinos contributes to the quality of life here in Norwalk? I would say a fair number of people would disagree.

Basically, your argument is: if you own property and run a business in Norwalk, you’re improving the quality of life. What about the strip joint in Liberty Square? The massage parlors on West Avenue and Main Avenue? Are they improving the quality of life for Norwalk residents?

“That’s all it takes.” Right. You damn well know that many non-profit organizations can hardly afford to stay focused on their missions and when it comes to facing off against big business, they’re at even more of a disadvantage. The game is skewed towards the business owner. Witness Kelo vs. New London.

When the time comes and a property developer wants the City to exercise eminent domain to grab your house, don’t come crying on this blog for any sympathy. It’s simple, folks.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:19:08 +0000

It’s simple folks, if a property is up for sale and you want to preserve it, buy it. That’s all it takes. Otherwise let the people who actually contribute to improving the quality of life get on with business.

By: Mr Greenpeace

Mr Greenpeace — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:26:18 +0000

The Church, originally built as the St. James Chapel in 1829, the structure was enlarged in 1866 and renamed Trinity Church. Ray and Alice Brock purchased the property in 1964 and made it their home. The building has had several owners since the early 1970s. [4]

In 1991, Guthrie bought the church that had served as Alice and Ray Brock’s former home, at 4 Van Deusenville Road, Great Barrington, Massachusetts, and converted it to the Guthrie Center, a nondenominational, interfaith meeting place.

Too bad Norwalk isn’t ready for something like this it would be nice to rewrite the caption above for yet another historic church.

All you needed back in those days was a war no one wanted and some insight to preservation sound familiar?

I Also know if your a postcard collector a hot collectable will probably be the church because the way Norwalk works it will be a matter of time before it becomes a strip mall.