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DM3194 wrote:

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A slide show from an earlier time might be interesting for everyone to see.
These photos were all taken long after Sam Park removed tons and tons of old washing machines, dryers, television sets, abandoned vehicles, burnt out cars,
yard waste, full garbage bags, and a million or so broken beer and vodka bottles.
This property had become an "unofficial dump" of Cape Ann…..a dangerous, trash filled place, and a repeated scene of crime involving young people who
drank, drugged and fought on the property.
Now, someone wants to do something positive with this property, and it is suddenly Yellowstone National Park.
Nobody showed any interest in this property until Park invested in it. Now we're quoting old Joan Mitchell songs in sad remembrance.

Silly stuff.

I appreciate the slideshow, but do find this post pretty damn funny.

I think the far greater crime is putting our families safety at risk by not having enough money to man fire stations.

I think a far greater crime is letting the beautiful architecture on City Hall crumble down because there are not enough tax dollars to maintain it and the further into disrepair it goes, the more work would be needed to bring it back and restore it.


I think a far greater crime is that we have to lay off teachers and rob our children of learning opportunities because the schools are so strapped for cash. Cash that could have been generated from Jeffery Cohen's project, or Doug Lemly's project.

I think a far greater crime is the state of our roads. Roads that could be paid for with responsible growth which I consider the Sam Parks project to be.

I think a far greater shame is the folks that stymied the Paint Factory project that would have saved the facade for all to see and created a whole lot more taxes on that property but instead we watch it deteriorate and will lose it forever.


I think the 200 or so jobs created would be welcomed by inner city folks who could walk to work and not have to worry about gas prices.



I think people would welcome a place where they could by certain goods without having to drive up the mall.

But what do I know? I'm just a dumb lobster dealer with an economics and finance degree.

Break out the saran wrap we can wrap everything up and preserve it forever.