Willoughby Windows – Sign of the Times
Remember years ago when abandoned buildings had fake windows with plants and people sitting in the window? That was done so the neighborhood didn’t look abandoned. Well, Willoughby Windows is the 2009 version for covering up the mess that is now Downtown Brooklyn.
Metrotech Bid aren’t you glad that people like Joe Chan, Marty Markowitz and Bruce Ratner got to plan and develop Downtown Brooklyn? FAIL! Before all of these businesses and people were forced out, this was an area of movement. There was always people going into the cleaners, Broadway bakery, Taco Rico and the Wireless phone store. Now the area is abandoned?
I know I was excited to see this painted reindeer in July in Downtown Brooklyn. (Brooklyn sarcasm)
Brooklyn, don’t blink because you will miss the art in the picture below.
The art is easy in this one – sparkly star hides the fact that this Brooklyn shop is empty.
So now the Metrotech Bid tries to cover up their mistakes by hiring some artists to make abandoned buildings look less abandoned. When businesses that contributed to the Metrotech Bid asked for help, the Bid ignored them. Now this Downtown area is a mess. What made Downtown Brooklyn alive was the people. The Metrotech Bid, Markowitz & Chan, you can’t hide a mess behind art. Obviously this is not the way to revitalize Brooklyn!
Hugs,
marlene
Topics: Brooklyn | 1 Comment »
July 7th, 2009 at 8:07 pm
[…] Willoughby Windows – Sign of the Times […]