ratherblather
psychiatric help 5¢, the doctor is in
Casual student of continental philosophy and psychoanalysis. My views aren't real. I'm almost certainly on my lunch break.
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ratherblather
psychiatric help 5¢, the doctor is in
23d ago
I have to agree - Walter's is quite good.
I am loving this series. I have read every article religiously - you are a masterful historian and you know how to provide the perfect amount of detail to perfectly capture these neighborhoods.
One thing that I commonly hear about Lawrenceville that I want to pick your brain about is the influence of the robotics industry in the area. In addition to the CMU lab, there are a number of labs that opened up around 44th Street in recent memory. There are a cluster of about five of them, in addition to the Aurora lab down toward the strip. A month doesn't go by where one of my friends mentions their friend-of-a-friend is moving in to the big five-over-one apartment complex across from the GetGo, and they are most often robotics employees. I would imagine that these companies flocked to the neighborhood for the cheap land along the river, but I'm not precisely sure why or how that has shaped the neighborhood proper. Thoughts?
The one thing that stands out to me about Lawrenceville compared to other neighborhoods of similar size and importance is the sheer number of cars that pass through. I suppose that shouldn't be a big surprise considering that Butler and Penn run right through, but something about Lawrenceville has always felt so congested. Perhaps it's because it has a reputation for being "touristy," and people from the suburbs come and visit.
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