tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170446985864385441.post5295054608219203675..comments2023-03-25T07:05:29.670-07:00Comments on Syracuse B-4: February 8, 1947 / February 8, 2010Syracuse B4http://www.blogger.com/profile/04953423821970292832noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170446985864385441.post-64069705690079113302010-02-16T04:45:05.532-08:002010-02-16T04:45:05.532-08:00B4;
I had a bit of trouble following the thread o...B4;<br /><br />I had a bit of trouble following the thread of your post. If there were complaints about the condition of Syracuse in 1947; just as the city would enter its "golden age", it should not surprise you that 63 years later now that the infrastructure is in ruins, the industrial base has had the guts run out of it and downtown has effectively been "hollowed out" that the complaints have only grown louder. <br /><br />I grew up in Rachacha during the late 40's, 50's and 60's. It was a time of unparalleled prosperity. I was last in Roch over Christmas. It's shot to pieces. Factories are shuttered, the housing stock is in deplorable condition and like Syracuse, the place is filthy. And just like Syracuse, Rochester had more than its share of stupid, short-sighted decision makers. Like the ones that 1st built and then tore out the subway system.<br /><br />The punishing taxation of the last 40 years has driven the factories out and with them, a big slice of the skilled workforce. And I'm not speaking just about Roch & Syr. The industrial base of the entire state is gone forever.<br /><br />I don't live in Rochester anymore, just like you don't live in Syracuse. And sometime in the next few years, I'll be leaving NY for good. The mass exodus of the boomers is just beginning. And once we depart, those that remain behind will lack even the basic skills needed to read your insightful postings.<br /><br />Rich Finzer<br />Hannibal, NY<br />www.portstarboardonline.comRich Finzernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170446985864385441.post-31810265485306297402010-02-16T03:45:45.986-08:002010-02-16T03:45:45.986-08:00Curious as to whether you've looked at efforts...Curious as to whether you've looked at efforts elsewhere to use educational progress and incentives as a way to win "expats" back - the Say Yes to Education model seems to me like our town's last great hope for revival.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com