tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29127973.post4806383271594623631..comments2023-10-27T03:16:03.213-04:00Comments on Burgh Diaspora: Rust Belt DeoraiJim Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13078184665418828961noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29127973.post-52408838765045728382011-07-20T14:27:24.051-04:002011-07-20T14:27:24.051-04:00That part of Leesburg is all strip mall developmen...That part of Leesburg is all strip mall development now. Some good hole-in-the-wall ethnic eats to be found. That's about it.Jim Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13078184665418828961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29127973.post-80932635302503768932011-07-20T14:18:02.001-04:002011-07-20T14:18:02.001-04:00There used to be a place catty corner from the out...There used to be a place catty corner from the outlet mall on Olde Route 7 called Johnson's Charcoal House of Beef. It was basically an old fashioned diner that served top drawer steaks. It was straight out of 1962 when you walked in there: old floors, worn out leather booths, gun racks on the wall, etc. I never missed it when we visited up there. Someone said it was recently torn down to make way for (another) Chevy Chase Bank branch. When I heard that I cried.<br /><br />There's also a very nice general aviation airport at Leesburg. FAA Washington Center is located on Olde 7 so it stands to reason they would only have the best.rootvghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03524524048523221143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29127973.post-53576275151395514722011-07-20T07:53:41.798-04:002011-07-20T07:53:41.798-04:00I already love Leesburg. I want to raise my kids h...I already love Leesburg. I want to raise my kids here.Jim Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13078184665418828961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29127973.post-69700718463576821012011-07-20T07:49:05.768-04:002011-07-20T07:49:05.768-04:00If my wife didn't have a guaranteed pension he...If my wife didn't have a guaranteed pension here, we would be right with you.<br /><br />You'll like Leesburg.rootvghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03524524048523221143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29127973.post-39565227800229610082011-07-20T07:13:37.214-04:002011-07-20T07:13:37.214-04:00rootvg,
I ended up in Loudoun County, Leesburg. F...rootvg,<br /><br />I ended up in Loudoun County, Leesburg. Fairfax was out of my price range for a 4 bedroom/3 bath. I'm greatly impressed with the Economic Development Authority in Fairfax County.Jim Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13078184665418828961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29127973.post-13097278215813337292011-07-19T22:50:33.597-04:002011-07-19T22:50:33.597-04:00Jim, we know what the problem is back home. You a...Jim, we know what the problem is back home. You and I and others have discussed this almost to the point of exhaustion.<br /><br />A major issue is demographics, specifically all the blue collar old folks (and those who think like them to gain political favor in their communities) and until they're either pushed out of the way or die off, the region will not rebound. They are strangling that place.<br /><br />It's not just Ohio. It's older and poorer parts of Pennsylvania, New York and Michigan without preexisting traditions of college attendance among most of the population. The region's leaders are more focused on getting kids to high school graduation than to college graduation...and that is about the blue collar culture and long history of class struggle and class hatred.<br /><br />It's culture, demographics and then outdated standards for public education and physical infrastructure. Judging from the opposition to SB 5 that appears to be assembling in Ohio, it looks as though once again the "we don't need that" and "we don't want change" crowd will win at the polls in November. Then you'll REALLY see a flood of bodies out of that place. Where will they go? I'm guessing Florida, the Carolinas, Georgia and then Texas. Dallas is going crazy again, just as it did in the mid nineties when I lived there.<br /><br />So, Jim...what does a nice four bedroom/three bath in Fairfax cost these days?rootvghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03524524048523221143noreply@blogger.com