That was across the street from the old Bigsbee School. I would sit in class and stare at that shopping center. Oh well, with the Shoporama gone my childhood is totally in the past. So glad I left New York!
@aipo86t Likewise I did quite a bit a staring and day-dreaming in Bigsbee, especially in Mrs. Habel's 1st grade class; I think you made a good decision in leaving New York.
@Seversonronald8 Oh it was quite a loss, 30,000 square feet down to 11,000, build with crap materials, and around 120,000 dollars to help rip it down, and loss of business to long time businesses.
@Seversonronald8 Ask the several tenants who were forced to move out for the supposed Walgreens if they were unhappy. It was 30,000 square feet of retail space, vintage 1950's, built to last, and taxpayers like you help fund its destruction for a company worth 300 million dollars. Now that's dumb.
@Seversonronald8 Did anybody ask the restaurants in Rotterdam who pay taxes if they would mind using some of the tax monies to help install some competition. The new bank and bar are made of 1st quality particle board that was soaked for several days, atop a concrete pad laid wet cold weather. Those buildings are cheaply made, and the taxpayers got ripped off. When the concrete pad beneath starts to crack, the stream underground will seep in and be a constant problem.
@Seversonronald8 As a prior caretaker of an apartment building built in 1896, I do not compute your response. The disrespect of man hours and material put into the prior structure is nothing short of a disgrace.
That was across the street from the old Bigsbee School. I would sit in class and stare at that shopping center. Oh well, with the Shoporama gone my childhood is totally in the past. So glad I left New York!
aipo86t 1 year ago
@aipo86t Likewise I did quite a bit a staring and day-dreaming in Bigsbee, especially in Mrs. Habel's 1st grade class; I think you made a good decision in leaving New York.
brokkenstar 1 year ago
A number of the businesses have relocated. The old eyesore is gone .. and most
people that I know like what they see rising in its place.
All in all ... the demolition of the old plaza was a good thing.
Seversonronald8 1 year ago
You may think that it was "built to last" .. but it was in pretty bad shape and it was
an ugly building.
I am not enamored with much of what was built in the 1950's --- so the plaza's
demolition was no big loss IMO.
Seversonronald8 1 year ago
@Seversonronald8 Oh it was quite a loss, 30,000 square feet down to 11,000, build with crap materials, and around 120,000 dollars to help rip it down, and loss of business to long time businesses.
brokkenstar 1 year ago
The Capitol Plaza building was not historic or unique in any way. It was a broken
down, eyesore. It needed to be replaced with something better ..... and it is being
replaced by something better.
Seversonronald8 1 year ago
@Seversonronald8 Ask the several tenants who were forced to move out for the supposed Walgreens if they were unhappy. It was 30,000 square feet of retail space, vintage 1950's, built to last, and taxpayers like you help fund its destruction for a company worth 300 million dollars. Now that's dumb.
brokkenstar 1 year ago
@Seversonronald8 Did anybody ask the restaurants in Rotterdam who pay taxes if they would mind using some of the tax monies to help install some competition. The new bank and bar are made of 1st quality particle board that was soaked for several days, atop a concrete pad laid wet cold weather. Those buildings are cheaply made, and the taxpayers got ripped off. When the concrete pad beneath starts to crack, the stream underground will seep in and be a constant problem.
brokkenstar 1 year ago
The plaza that was torn down was an eyesore in horrible condition.
The new bank and restaurant are a great improvement over what was there.
Seversonronald8 1 year ago
@Seversonronald8 As a prior caretaker of an apartment building built in 1896, I do not compute your response. The disrespect of man hours and material put into the prior structure is nothing short of a disgrace.
brokkenstar 1 year ago
man what a waste... Ny state sucks!
coolbluelights 1 year ago