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re: Kenner is the best LA city to live in
Posted on 10/2/14 at 10:38 am to inthemorning
Posted on 10/2/14 at 10:38 am to inthemorning
If this thread was written in say 1989, I would tend to agree. Kenner in the late 80s/early 90, especially North Kenner, was a pretty nice place to live. The Esplanade might have been the best mall in the state. Good mix of local and national restaurants. Great recreation opportunities. Chateau Estates was pretty high cotton. Nice movie theater. Commute into the city wasn't too bad.
What happened? Police dept went way south. Lakeside improved, taking away from Esplanade. 10-15 years of I-10 construction made commuting absolutely miserable - especially the commute from downtown back to NOLA. The adults that built and bought houses there in the 80s never left - but their kids did.
It's a pretty typical white flight story. As a suburb fills, the younger generation still wants new, so they move further out when it comes time for them to form households. As the older generations die off, they are replaced by poorer people, and over time, the entire place goes down.
What happened? Police dept went way south. Lakeside improved, taking away from Esplanade. 10-15 years of I-10 construction made commuting absolutely miserable - especially the commute from downtown back to NOLA. The adults that built and bought houses there in the 80s never left - but their kids did.
It's a pretty typical white flight story. As a suburb fills, the younger generation still wants new, so they move further out when it comes time for them to form households. As the older generations die off, they are replaced by poorer people, and over time, the entire place goes down.
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Posted on 10/2/14 at 10:42 am to LSUFanHouston
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adults that built and bought houses there in the 80s never left - but their kids did.
For the most part but I know a lot peeps that ain't left the hood.
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s a pretty typical white flight story.
Reverse white flight brah. People like me wan to live in the city. Kennerbrah offers nothing to us these days.
They should have never changed the color of the police cars from green and white to black and white
Posted on 10/2/14 at 1:08 pm to LSUFanHouston
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What happened? Police dept went way south. Lakeside improved, taking away from Esplanade. 10-15 years of I-10 construction made commuting absolutely miserable - especially the commute from downtown back to NOLA. The adults that built and bought houses there in the 80s never left - but their kids did.
It's a pretty typical white flight story. As a suburb fills, the younger generation still wants new, so they move further out when it comes time for them to form households. As the older generations die off, they are replaced by poorer people, and over time, the entire place goes down.
My little block has four houses including mine that are now second generation. The parents moved the kids bought the houses.
My main thing that keeps me here is having a garage the size of a one story house. That's the main thing. I can have to cars in it and still have two full shop areas.
It's a shadetree mechanic's dream. Lol
Once I get an inground pool I'll never leave.
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