Comments on: A Lunch Walk

By: Bright Yellow Gun

Bright Yellow Gun — Fri, 16 May 2008 04:49:16 +0000

I don’t live on the North Side, but I’ve chased trains up and down C-Street for years and it has made great strides of late. Yeah, you can see some pretty seedy folks there. My wife used to be on the Kitchen, Inc. staff, and some of the tales she told me were almost enough (almost) to turn me into a conservative. But it’s also incredibly diverse. The gays like to hang out on C-Street because nobody hassles them. A lot of artist types like to live there because rent is cheap. If they feel safe up on the North Side, I wouldn’t be too worried about a one-evening foray into a karaoke dive there.

By: Jason

Jason — Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:11 +0000

Aleah…thank you. I know it’s not your fault or your staff.

By: Aleah

Aleah — Thu, 15 May 2008 23:13:30 +0000

I saw you walking through the library today with a furrowed brow — but I had no idea you’d had money stolen! What a shame…

My sincerest apologies.

Aleah Weltha
Branch Supervisor
Park Central Library

By: dirtsister

dirtsister — Thu, 15 May 2008 22:24:25 +0000

You must be trusting soul to leave your things. Uptown, downtown, anywhere. Day or night. Everytime I go downtown I get panhandled. A prime spot? Right in front of the ball park.

By: Jason

Jason — Thu, 15 May 2008 19:27:42 +0000

I know what you mean. The guy heading up my batchelor party (who lives out of town) called me and said we would be going to some bar off Commercial Street that does karaoke with a live band and I said that I didn’t know if going down there would be a good idea at night.

I hate to say that because there are some good businesses and there is revitalization on that street but it was my initial reaction.

By: Sandy

Sandy — Thu, 15 May 2008 19:24:52 +0000

1. For some reason I am picturing your wallet laying out on a reading table or something…lol What happened?

2. To this day, Commercial Street is still one of the scariest streets in town to me, no matter what part of it I happen to be on. I had an encounter in broad daylight with a group of vagrants one time that scared the beejeesus out of me. And this was on one of the nicer parts of C-Street.
Unfortunately, the whole C-Street strip has become a known gathering place for people down on their luck. It’s known for its soup kitchens and homeless shelters. I don’t think C-Street stands a chance of attaining its potential unless that “down and out” stigma is lifted from its sidewalks.

By: Jason

Jason — Thu, 15 May 2008 19:23:19 +0000

There’s nothing really to tell…it was in with my stuff and I got up and walked out for a few minutes and came back to find it was gone. Ironically, my MP3 player wasn’t taken…just the cash.

My fault for not taking all my belongings with me when I walked out for a minute but oh well…

By: Bus Plunge

Bus Plunge — Thu, 15 May 2008 19:18:21 +0000

you can’t drop a bomb like ” I had five bucks stolen from me at the Park Central Branch Library today.” without giving us more detail. This is one case where I want more information. Give us the who what where when why and how. Inquiring minds want to know!