Sunday, April 6, 2008

urban blight



This is the other side of Claveria Street lined with some idle, vacant buildings. I expected urban blights to happen only in polluted mega-cities like Metro Manila, but this local version proved that it could occur even in a growing city like Davao.

Those concerned didn't seem, ironically, to 'bank in' on the Guinness nominee Title of the street (having the most number of banks) and make it part of the city's tourist attractions. Otherwise, blights such as these do not necessarily have to occur.

Anybody with a vision (and fat wallet) can transform this world record holder of a street into a revived attraction lined with cafes, or condominiums, or IT Park, or highrises, or...

Uhm, anybody?

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