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Kalebxtentacion t1_j5kmek6 wrote

Reply to comment by CurtCadet808 in What areas in Newark will never gentrify? by Rich_Bullfrog_3005

Y’all remember that development that was supposed to be built in both the empty plots of land that grove street goes between. Years later and still got nothing, I rather see a Walmart now than wait for housing to come right there

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EsseXploreR t1_j5lo2h0 wrote

Thats been a shitshow forever. For years that site was home to the Pabst brewery, super visible from the parkway. Once it closed it got scrapped and became a massive eyesore that sat there for over a decade. When they eventually did tear it down they apparently did not properly remediate the building for pests. Rats flooded the surrounding neighborhood by the thousand, and it's been a huge problem ever sense. Meanwhile that land just sits there. The whole thing just sucks.

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Some_Bandicoot8053 t1_j5mu2ia wrote

Dang! That rusty bottle was my moms beacon to get home when ever she ventured “too far” west! 🥹🥹🤣

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LordStirling83 t1_j5pafab wrote

West Ward has the oldest housing stock and is the furthest from train and light rail. I'd guess the strip west of West Side Park headed towards Grove Street will have a hard time attracting investment.

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Jerz2florida t1_j5p133m wrote

That area and most of the section of Irvington that borders it looks depressing as hell

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