(Scott) Having a FLW house certainly lends cred to your good city status. And having it accessible publicly lends even more. The NYTimes today published an article on the phenomenon of FLW houses being turned into, essentially, bread and breakfasts. A quote from the article: A Frank Lloyd Wright house is like a Japanese garden. [...]
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Granite City Dinner Experience
by Scott Greider on February 29, 2008, in Culture
(Scott) A while ago, I posted about inauthenticity in restaurant design. My partner in crime responded quite well. Well… once again I ventured into the world of chain restaurants with my family, and once again, I wasn’t happy. This time, the culprit was Granite City. While the food was good (if not too much), and [...]
The New Slum?
by Scott Greider on February 29, 2008, in Architecture, Community, Cul-de-sac culture, Downtown, Neighborhoods, Urbanism, Where the sidewalk ends
(Scott) Are suburbs the new slum? Great article at theatlantic.com. Especially page three, where the author predicts the future. For 60 years, Americans have pushed steadily into the suburbs, transforming the landscape and (until recently) leaving cities behind. But today the pendulum is swinging back toward urban living, and there are many reasons to believe [...]
Two Shameless Plugs
by Scott Greider on December 11, 2007, in Shameless plugs, Uncategorized
The Good City is about promoting things that are good for our city. Sometimes that includes shameless plugs. In this case a must-see documentary and a semi-must-see play. Thanks for indulging me. – Scott Greider
Clotheslines in a Good City?
by Scott Greider on December 7, 2007, in Uncategorized
So on the heels of the Grassroots Green event, I was reading through the Green Living Guide (which everybody should buy!) and noticed a small article promoting the drying of clothes on a clothesline instead of an electric (or gas) drier. I didn’t even realize, though I shouldn’t have been shocked, that many HOA’s, landlords, [...]
Pigeons… in Fort Wayne?
by Scott Greider on November 28, 2007, in City culture, Downtown
Not sure if this is a problem in the Fort, but it caught my eye because on my street in NYC we had a Pigeon Lady who almost daily fed these beguiling birds, no doubt to the consternation of her neighbors. Anyway, are there any pigeons in Fort Wayne? Though I wouldn’t feed them, I’d [...]
Voter Turnout…
by Scott Greider on November 8, 2007, in City culture, Elections
… needs to be higher than this if we’re to have a good city! Thanks to Charles Langley for providing the numbers. First District: 11,669 voters on Election Day Total Residents: 42,164 Percentage of Residents who Voted: 27.7% Second District: 9,696 voters on Election Day Total Residents: 41,109 Percentage of Residents who Voted: 23.6% Third [...]
A Few Thoughts on Renaissance Point
by Scott Greider on October 20, 2007, in Architecture, City culture, Downtown, Neighborhoods, Urbanism
Today I toured the model houses of Renaissance Point on John Street. You can see my photos here, though the other Scott has a better camera and his photos are available here. Overall, I’ve been impressed with this whole development. For far too long there has been very little or nil investment in this part [...]
Front Porches vs. American Idol
by Scott Greider on October 10, 2007, in Architecture, City culture, Cul-de-sac culture, Uncategorized, Urbanism
Tonight I’m sitting out on the front porch of our 100-year old rental house in a paleo-urbanistic neighborhood, and I’m quite enjoying myself. The porch light is on, my pipe is lighted, my legs are propped up on the balustrade, and a slight chill is in the air. Though dark outside, the old-fashioned street lamps [...]
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