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Re: Ames 75% Star Wars LEGO
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Fri, 2 Jun 2000 23:51:24 GMT
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Christopher Tracey wrote:
> > > ps. has there been any talk of forming a Steel City LUG?
> >
> > No, not really. The problem is there aren't many AFOLs in Pittsburgh. Just look at the traffic here -
> > seldom do you see a new message. I guess that is a product of Pittsburgh in general. Although the computer
> > and health care industries are doing pretty well here, that's pretty much it, so most young people move
> > away. I graduated from Mt. Lebanon High School in '92, and Pitt (undergrad) in '97, and many of the people I
> > with whom I went to school are long gone.
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> I know, that's unfortunate about the city. I wanted to stay after graduating but there were no
> available jobs in my field when I graduated. A large percetage of the people I went to college
> with have stayed in the city, so maybe there a change happening. I hope so. Is the city still
> working on destroying downtown with all that new development?
Yeah, pretty much. If you browse to www.postgazette.com, you can find plenty about the "Forbes & Fifth" project or
whatever it is called. Mayor Murph is plannint to use eminent domain (sp?) to buy a bunch of the older, mom & pop
stores and put in things like Nordstroms, I guess to make it a desirable place to shop ala Fifth Avenue, NYC (I
guess, that's where all of the big stores like Macy's and Saks Fifth Avenue are, right?).
They are giving the Pirates & Steelers new stadiums, currently being built on the North Side/North Shore. The
Penguins are certainly going to demand a new arena, and to be honest I think Lemieux (he owns the Pens now if you
weren't aware) deserves it. He has done so much to keep the team alive and in PGH, and if the Pirates & Steelers
get their new stadium, really, why shouldn't he? I am a little biased because I have been playing hockey since the
age of 6 (in 1980) and have seen a TREMENDOUS growth in youth hockey, for which I feel that Lemieux is also
indirectly responsible. When I started playing hockey, there were about 12 rinks in the area. Now, there are
50-60 (most of the new rinks actually have 1 building with 2 rinks).
I think Pittsburgh is out of its depression of the 80s, but is growing much more slowly that other areas (most
notably, San Jose/Silicon Valley and Raleigh/Durham). The relatively high taxes don't help, but it is really the
lack of jobs for young people that hurts the city more than anything else.
Toki
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| (...) Does this really seem like a good project to anyone? Downtown already suffers from a paucity of parking, especially in the 5th/Forbes area! What will be served by bringing in new businesses that no one will be able to access? For that matter, (...) (24 years ago, 5-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.us.pa.pit)
| | | Re: Ames 75% Star Wars LEGO
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| (...) It's unfortunate that they are going that direction. I thought it was great when they started to renovate some of the older buildings downtown into apartments/condos. The Mom and Pop stores would have served their needs excellently. Now they (...) (24 years ago, 5-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.us.pa.pit)
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| (...) Hmm. I haven't been there in a while. That Ames was the store that got me back into LEGO back in '97 when i found a BOGO 50% off coupon in the paper. (...) I know, that's unfortunate about the city. I wanted to stay after graduating but there (...) (24 years ago, 2-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.us.pa.pit)
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