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Old Posted Dec 12, 2017, 8:10 AM
denizen467 denizen467 is offline
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Everybody has mistakenly assumed that by quality and unique I mean expensive and inaccessible. I'm clearly talking about very inexpensive places as well, as long as there is a quality or uniqueness. Cemitas Puebla, Gus's Chicken, a $5 tamale stand, there should be plenty (and already are some) of places like that, and there's plenty of room for innovation there. When I criticize "budget" joints I'm talking chiefly about corporate chains, and I'm not attacking everything simply because it's cheap. Being a quality snob does not mean being a class or wealth snob. To say nothing of the fact that there certainly should be people of a range of backgrounds enjoying this neighborhood.

TJ Maxx opening on Oak Street is something most people understand would defeat the purpose of the area (aside from whether you care, or support it, or not). Though Oak Street is kind of an analogy, one difference is that I am not talking about excluding cheap establishments. Just lazy, formulaic ones.

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