September 6

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In the last several years a LOT of new housing has been aimed at students. Lots of new private buildings, which have units with separate leases, private bedrooms and shared living/kitchen areas. The University even built its first new dorm since the 1960s.

I am wondering when the saturation point will be hit. Wondering what the effect will be, on the market for apartments in old houses. Will the student ghetto houses turn back into single-family dwellings? Will the old houses all be torn down for more and more high-rises? It certainly seems that if a person has the choice between a crummy old house and a nice new building with wifi and cable built into the package, for about the same price, no one will be choosing the old house where the landlord expects you to shovel the snow.........

Here is one of the newest of the tall student-oriented buildings. This one is on the corner of William and Thompson (across the street from ISR, on the west end of the block, right next door to Cottage Inn).

Pre-fab stairs, waiting for installation.

A cool blue day with interesting clouds.

Walking home after work.  Up close and personal with sedum Autumn Joy.

Marigold.

As usual, I'm showing this to you backwards, from closer to farther.

These big planters are on both sides of Main Street.  Different philanthropists pay for the plantings (which is why they differ, from planter to planter).

The planters have been here since the 1970s.  Some of the trees are being replaced.

Rose, in front of Downtown Home & Garden.

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