Saturday, July 6, 2013

Bad Photography Saturday: Stay or Go?

Scranton City Council is currently embroiled in one of its patented and oddly advised urinating contests with the University of Scranton.

The U wants to tear down this building at Jefferson and Linden, and put something bigger and better in its place.

The zoning board said sight lines for the proposed building weren't right.  The preservationists have their fingers in the pie.  Some council members are still annoyed the University is actually expanding and adding jobs while gobbling up some decrepit, albeit taxable properties.

Bottom line:  council put the brakes on the U's project.

There's some history here.  This building used to be the YWCA.  It dates back to 1907.

I'm all for preserving nice, old buildings.  Is this one really special?  Meh.  It's not a stunner, but it is part of the character of the neighborhood.

I would like to think the U and the powers that be can get this straightened out, but this is Scranton and things like that just don't happen here.