Of Interest
The former St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, at 428 State Street, which was converted into a private home a few years ago, is now being marketed for short-term rental on Airbnb. Click here to watch a video promoting it.
Thanks to "Cgl Bgl" for bringing this to our attention
I followed your link and noticed a number negative comments about the new BnB; my favorite, "If I wanted to sleep in a church, I'd go to 6am Mass."
ReplyDeleteThis reminds me of 1999 when I discovered "The Tin Ballroom" hiding under two apartments - which I promptly removed. A large space for public gatherings converted into two rentals. Perhaps it's time to reconsider ...
ReplyDeleteSo Vincent, does that mean you took two apartments offline in a city desperate for housing units?
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Yeah, he did . . . twenty years ago when Hudson was nothing but low-income apartments.
DeleteActually they were abandoned, trashed, windows missing, copper plumbing stolen and the fire escape rotted away. Bathrooms with no windows or exhaust, rotted carpeting and strewn with garbage.
DeleteSusan, If you are so concerned about 2 apartments 20 years ago how about focusing on the 70+ abandoned warehoused structures owned by one entity presently affecting a city desperate for housing units ???
DeleteYou're right, Vince. There is a lot of smoke covering up the real issues, most especially large landowners sitting on vacant apartments and those same landowners raising rents in supposedly"low income" housing. And the various public officials who fan the smoke.
DeleteActually Vincent, I was (and am) concerned about the gentrification of Hudson, and worked for a decade in housing for a salary equal to probably one-tenth of one of the pieces in your shop. . .and I worked on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, in addition to Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays, many, many Saturdays and Sundays. Oh, eight plus hour days, too.
ReplyDeleteObviously you know nothing about the time , energy and knowledge it takes to be a dealer in antiques Susan. Thank You for making this 24/7 job look so easy and successful. Stunning response that has nothing to do with the subject at hand. You must be a very unhappy soul. Sorry.
DeleteAre you feeling envious or jealous of what (or whom) you perceive someone else enjoys in abundance? You might try a couple experiments. One, of course, is to stop and notice all you truly do possess -- including the intangible things of value that you can't really put a price on. Maybe try writing a gratitude list.
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