Comments on: Unofficial South End Seattle Bubble Meetup http://seattlebubble.com/blog/2009/03/13/unofficial-south-end-seattle-bubble-meetup/ News & discussion about real estate & the housing bubble in the Seattle area. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:02:55 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Ira sacharoff http://seattlebubble.com/blog/2009/03/13/unofficial-south-end-seattle-bubble-meetup/#comment-68507 Ira sacharoff Wed, 18 Mar 2009 17:02:06 +0000 http://seattlebubble.com/blog/?p=4738#comment-68507 “So what’s next, Hillman City? ”

Skyway.
Not right away, but Skyway. Somewhat akin to Columbia City in the late 70’s, it’s getting the attention from citizens and elected officials that is necessary for transformation.

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]]> By: truthtold http://seattlebubble.com/blog/2009/03/13/unofficial-south-end-seattle-bubble-meetup/#comment-68505 truthtold Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:16:22 +0000 http://seattlebubble.com/blog/?p=4738#comment-68505 Crazy talk. Columbia City was an undervalued neighborhood due to racism and redlining... speculators and investors were natural influx in an undervalued neighborhood. "Many-people-working-hard-for-diversity" is just gas.... sounds like a mayor's office, realtor crap, or thinly-veiled good/insipid goodness. Square foot price was low and brought us running...and I guess you could say that we were many-people-working-hard-for-di-ver-si-ty. Sounds nice, anyway. blahblahblahblahblahblahblah. Historic apartheid disgrace made for an investment opportunity. Period. So what's next, Hillman City?<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('68505','truthtold',''); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('68505','truthtold','Crazy talk.\r\nColumbia City was an undervalued neighborhood due to racism and redlining...\r\nspeculators and investors were natural influx in an undervalued neighborhood.\r\n\"Many-people-working-hard-for-diversity\" is just gas.... sounds like a mayor\'s\r\noffice, realtor crap, or thinly-veiled good\/insipid goodness.\r\nSquare foot price was low and brought us running...and I guess you could say\r\nthat we were many-people-working-hard-for-di-ver-si-ty. Sounds nice, anyway.\r\nblahblahblahblahblahblahblah. Historic apartheid disgrace made for an investment\r\nopportunity. Period.\r\nSo what\'s next, Hillman City?',''); return false;">Quote</a></div> Crazy talk.
Columbia City was an undervalued neighborhood due to racism and redlining…
speculators and investors were natural influx in an undervalued neighborhood.
“Many-people-working-hard-for-diversity” is just gas…. sounds like a mayor’s
office, realtor crap, or thinly-veiled good/insipid goodness.
Square foot price was low and brought us running…and I guess you could say
that we were many-people-working-hard-for-di-ver-si-ty. Sounds nice, anyway.
blahblahblahblahblahblahblah. Historic apartheid disgrace made for an investment
opportunity. Period.
So what’s next, Hillman City?
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]]> By: David Losh http://seattlebubble.com/blog/2009/03/13/unofficial-south-end-seattle-bubble-meetup/#comment-68402 David Losh Mon, 16 Mar 2009 16:05:43 +0000 http://seattlebubble.com/blog/?p=4738#comment-68402 <b>RE:</b> <a href='#comment-68358' rel="nofollow">Angie @ 6</a> - <b>RE:</b> <a href='#comment-68370' rel="nofollow">Ira Sacharoff @ 8</a> - <b>RE:</b> <a href='#comment-68375' rel="nofollow">Ira sacharoff @ 10</a> - <b>RE:</b> <a href='#comment-68378' rel="nofollow">Angie @ 11</a> - How about Buddhist temples, how many in the area? A good Muslim walks to the mosque, and Halal is the process of butchering meat according to custom. Many people worked very hard to have diversity in Columbia City. Unfortunately speculators, and investors drove up the price of property to make it less affordable for those people new to this country. That two block retail core is a prime example of store fronts that went up in rent. In time some equilibrium should return to the area.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('68402','David Losh',''); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('68402','David Losh','<b>RE:<\/b> <a href=\'#comment-68358\' rel=\"nofollow\">Angie @ 6<\/a> - <b>RE:<\/b> <a href=\'#comment-68370\' rel=\"nofollow\">Ira Sacharoff @ 8<\/a> - <b>RE:<\/b> <a href=\'#comment-68375\' rel=\"nofollow\">Ira sacharoff @ 10<\/a> - <b>RE:<\/b> <a href=\'#comment-68378\' rel=\"nofollow\">Angie @ 11<\/a> - \r\n\r\nHow about Buddhist temples, how many in the area?\r\n\r\nA good Muslim walks to the mosque, and Halal is the process of butchering meat according to custom. \r\n\r\nMany people worked very hard to have diversity in Columbia City. Unfortunately speculators, and investors drove up the price of property to make it less affordable for those people new to this country. \r\n\r\nThat two block retail core is a prime example of store fronts that went up in rent. In time some equilibrium should return to the area.',''); return false;">Quote</a></div> RE: Angie @ 6 – RE: Ira Sacharoff @ 8 – RE: Ira sacharoff @ 10 – RE: Angie @ 11 –

How about Buddhist temples, how many in the area?

A good Muslim walks to the mosque, and Halal is the process of butchering meat according to custom.

Many people worked very hard to have diversity in Columbia City. Unfortunately speculators, and investors drove up the price of property to make it less affordable for those people new to this country.

That two block retail core is a prime example of store fronts that went up in rent. In time some equilibrium should return to the area.

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]]> By: Angie http://seattlebubble.com/blog/2009/03/13/unofficial-south-end-seattle-bubble-meetup/#comment-68378 Angie Mon, 16 Mar 2009 04:01:40 +0000 http://seattlebubble.com/blog/?p=4738#comment-68378 Nothing wrong with it at all--as I recall we were talking about it when we were discussing the Halal restaurant and the assumption seemed to arise that it was a Muslim bookstore, which appears to be incorrect.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('68378','Angie',''); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('68378','Angie','Nothing wrong with it at all--as I recall we were talking about it when we were discussing the Halal restaurant and the assumption seemed to arise that it was a Muslim bookstore, which appears to be incorrect.',''); return false;">Quote</a></div> Nothing wrong with it at all–as I recall we were talking about it when we were discussing the Halal restaurant and the assumption seemed to arise that it was a Muslim bookstore, which appears to be incorrect.
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]]> By: Ira sacharoff http://seattlebubble.com/blog/2009/03/13/unofficial-south-end-seattle-bubble-meetup/#comment-68375 Ira sacharoff Mon, 16 Mar 2009 03:11:40 +0000 http://seattlebubble.com/blog/?p=4738#comment-68375 <b>RE:</b> <a href='#comment-68374' rel="nofollow">David Losh @ 9</a> - There is a mosque on 39th avenue S at Juneau, between Rainier and Martin Luther King.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('68375','Ira sacharoff',''); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('68375','Ira sacharoff','<b>RE:<\/b> <a href=\'#comment-68374\' rel=\"nofollow\">David Losh @ 9<\/a> - \r\n\r\nThere is a mosque on 39th avenue S at Juneau, between Rainier and Martin Luther King.',''); return false;">Quote</a></div> RE: David Losh @ 9 –

There is a mosque on 39th avenue S at Juneau, between Rainier and Martin Luther King.

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]]> By: David Losh http://seattlebubble.com/blog/2009/03/13/unofficial-south-end-seattle-bubble-meetup/#comment-68374 David Losh Mon, 16 Mar 2009 03:02:25 +0000 http://seattlebubble.com/blog/?p=4738#comment-68374 <b>RE:</b> <a href='#comment-68370' rel="nofollow">Ira Sacharoff @ 8</a> - You're missing the refugee center at Rainier Vista. Many Muslims are among the refugess brought to this country. A part of the Rainier Vista project was the Refugee Center. That's a part of the deal of the redevelopment of the area. Had we walked another couple of blocks we would have been in an Ethiopian section. Ethiopia has been at war with Eritrea and Somalia. Refugees from all three countries are brought here, some Muslim, some Christian. We have churches, but few mosques.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('68374','David Losh',''); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('68374','David Losh','<b>RE:<\/b> <a href=\'#comment-68370\' rel=\"nofollow\">Ira Sacharoff @ 8<\/a> - \r\n\r\nYou\'re missing the refugee center at Rainier Vista. \r\n\r\nMany Muslims are among the refugess brought to this country. A part of the Rainier Vista project was the Refugee Center. That\'s a part of the deal of the redevelopment of the area. \r\n\r\nHad we walked another couple of blocks we would have been in an Ethiopian section. Ethiopia has been at war with Eritrea and Somalia. Refugees from all three countries are brought here, some Muslim, some Christian. We have churches, but few mosques.',''); return false;">Quote</a></div> RE: Ira Sacharoff @ 8 –

You’re missing the refugee center at Rainier Vista.

Many Muslims are among the refugess brought to this country. A part of the Rainier Vista project was the Refugee Center. That’s a part of the deal of the redevelopment of the area.

Had we walked another couple of blocks we would have been in an Ethiopian section. Ethiopia has been at war with Eritrea and Somalia. Refugees from all three countries are brought here, some Muslim, some Christian. We have churches, but few mosques.

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]]> By: Ira Sacharoff http://seattlebubble.com/blog/2009/03/13/unofficial-south-end-seattle-bubble-meetup/#comment-68370 Ira Sacharoff Mon, 16 Mar 2009 01:38:00 +0000 http://seattlebubble.com/blog/?p=4738#comment-68370 David Losh asked: "Is Islam a problem? The neighborhood needs a Mosque" Islam is not a problem, but I think Medina needs a Mosque too.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('68370','Ira Sacharoff',''); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('68370','Ira Sacharoff','David Losh asked: \"Is Islam a problem?\r\n\r\nThe neighborhood needs a Mosque\"\r\n\r\n\r\nIslam is not a problem, but I think Medina needs a Mosque too.',''); return false;">Quote</a></div> David Losh asked: “Is Islam a problem?

The neighborhood needs a Mosque”

Islam is not a problem, but I think Medina needs a Mosque too.

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]]> By: David Losh http://seattlebubble.com/blog/2009/03/13/unofficial-south-end-seattle-bubble-meetup/#comment-68360 David Losh Sun, 15 Mar 2009 23:07:40 +0000 http://seattlebubble.com/blog/?p=4738#comment-68360 <b>RE:</b> <a href='#comment-68358' rel="nofollow">Angie @ 6</a> - Is Islam a problem? The neighborhood needs a Mosque and it should also have a Center for Islamic Studies. In time my hope is that those things will come. The great thing about the area is the influx of immigrants. That is what makes America great.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('68360','David Losh',''); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('68360','David Losh','<b>RE:<\/b> <a href=\'#comment-68358\' rel=\"nofollow\">Angie @ 6<\/a> - \r\n\r\nIs Islam a problem?\r\n\r\nThe neighborhood needs a Mosque and it should also have a Center for Islamic Studies.\r\n\r\nIn time my hope is that those things will come. \r\n\r\nThe great thing about the area is the influx of immigrants. That is what makes America great.',''); return false;">Quote</a></div> RE: Angie @ 6 –

Is Islam a problem?

The neighborhood needs a Mosque and it should also have a Center for Islamic Studies.

In time my hope is that those things will come.

The great thing about the area is the influx of immigrants. That is what makes America great.

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]]> By: Angie http://seattlebubble.com/blog/2009/03/13/unofficial-south-end-seattle-bubble-meetup/#comment-68358 Angie Sun, 15 Mar 2009 21:56:18 +0000 http://seattlebubble.com/blog/?p=4738#comment-68358 Hey, and Dave, looks like that <a href="http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/?p=5060" rel="nofollow">bookstore</a> you were wondering about is an African-American-focused bookstore. Doesn't look like it's necessarily Islamic in any way, shape, or form. Wish I'd known this was grand opening weekend, we could have all gone in there and checked 'em out. My kids and I will have to get over there soon.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('68358','Angie',''); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('68358','Angie','Hey, and Dave, looks like that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rainiervalleypost.com\/?p=5060\" rel=\"nofollow\">bookstore<\/a> you were wondering about is an African-American-focused bookstore. Doesn\'t look like it\'s necessarily Islamic in any way, shape, or form. \r\n\r\nWish I\'d known this was grand opening weekend, we could have all gone in there and checked \'em out. My kids and I will have to get over there soon.',''); return false;">Quote</a></div> Hey, and Dave, looks like that bookstore you were wondering about is an African-American-focused bookstore. Doesn’t look like it’s necessarily Islamic in any way, shape, or form.

Wish I’d known this was grand opening weekend, we could have all gone in there and checked ‘em out. My kids and I will have to get over there soon.

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]]> By: Angie http://seattlebubble.com/blog/2009/03/13/unofficial-south-end-seattle-bubble-meetup/#comment-68357 Angie Sun, 15 Mar 2009 21:47:49 +0000 http://seattlebubble.com/blog/?p=4738#comment-68357 Hey, we had great turnout (about 8 if I counted right) and terrific conversation! Thanks all who turned out. We had a little walking tour of the main drag of Columbia City and I drove three attendees around for a while, checking out N. Beacon Hill, Mount Baker, and Columbia City. Fun times were had by I all, I hope. I sure enjoyed meeting you all. Eli had a suggestion that summer meetups could involve walking tours of various neighborhoods around the city. Sounds like a great idea to me.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('68357','Angie',''); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('68357','Angie','Hey, we had great turnout (about 8 if I counted right) and terrific conversation! Thanks all who turned out. \r\n\r\nWe had a little walking tour of the main drag of Columbia City and I drove three attendees around for a while, checking out N. Beacon Hill, Mount Baker, and Columbia City. \r\n\r\nFun times were had by I all, I hope. I sure enjoyed meeting you all. \r\n\r\nEli had a suggestion that summer meetups could involve walking tours of various neighborhoods around the city. Sounds like a great idea to me.',''); return false;">Quote</a></div> Hey, we had great turnout (about 8 if I counted right) and terrific conversation! Thanks all who turned out.

We had a little walking tour of the main drag of Columbia City and I drove three attendees around for a while, checking out N. Beacon Hill, Mount Baker, and Columbia City.

Fun times were had by I all, I hope. I sure enjoyed meeting you all.

Eli had a suggestion that summer meetups could involve walking tours of various neighborhoods around the city. Sounds like a great idea to me.

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]]> By: Tejas http://seattlebubble.com/blog/2009/03/13/unofficial-south-end-seattle-bubble-meetup/#comment-68353 Tejas Sun, 15 Mar 2009 19:53:54 +0000 http://seattlebubble.com/blog/?p=4738#comment-68353 Hummmm......March 15th? Beware the Ides of March? Perhaps apropos for the housing market. "The Ides have come....but not yet gone."<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('68353','Tejas',''); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('68353','Tejas','Hummmm......March 15th?\r\n\r\nBeware the Ides of March? Perhaps apropos for the housing market. \"The Ides have come....but not yet gone.\"',''); return false;">Quote</a></div> Hummmm……March 15th?

Beware the Ides of March? Perhaps apropos for the housing market. “The Ides have come….but not yet gone.”

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]]> By: Ray Pepper http://seattlebubble.com/blog/2009/03/13/unofficial-south-end-seattle-bubble-meetup/#comment-68285 Ray Pepper Sat, 14 Mar 2009 07:20:52 +0000 http://seattlebubble.com/blog/?p=4738#comment-68285 Thanks for the timely notice! I'm still recovering from the last one...............<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('68285','Ray Pepper',''); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('68285','Ray Pepper','Thanks for the timely notice! I\'m still recovering from the last one...............',''); return false;">Quote</a></div> Thanks for the timely notice! I’m still recovering from the last one……………
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]]> By: Jordo http://seattlebubble.com/blog/2009/03/13/unofficial-south-end-seattle-bubble-meetup/#comment-68284 Jordo Sat, 14 Mar 2009 06:47:42 +0000 http://seattlebubble.com/blog/?p=4738#comment-68284 <b>RE:</b> <a href='#comment-68277' rel="nofollow">Angie @ 1</a> - Good to know you got your priorities straight (with church and all)! Jesus bless and thanks for the blog. You are my other daily read!<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('68284','Jordo',''); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('68284','Jordo','<b>RE:<\/b> <a href=\'#comment-68277\' rel=\"nofollow\">Angie @ 1<\/a> - \r\n\r\nGood to know you got your priorities straight (with church and all)!\r\nJesus bless and thanks for the blog. \r\nYou are my other daily read!',''); return false;">Quote</a></div> RE: Angie @ 1 –

Good to know you got your priorities straight (with church and all)!
Jesus bless and thanks for the blog.
You are my other daily read!

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]]> By: Angie http://seattlebubble.com/blog/2009/03/13/unofficial-south-end-seattle-bubble-meetup/#comment-68277 Angie Sat, 14 Mar 2009 01:31:37 +0000 http://seattlebubble.com/blog/?p=4738#comment-68277 Thanks Tim!<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('68277','Angie',''); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('68277','Angie','Thanks Tim!',''); return false;">Quote</a></div> Thanks Tim!
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