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Re: How NOT to handle an encounter with police (Re: ROBBED BY A COP— PROPERTY DESTROYED!) |
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Posted by BrooklynBus on Sat May 5 15:16:49 2007, in response to Re: How NOT to handle an encounter with police (Re: ROBBED BY A COP— PROPERTY DESTROYED!), posted by SelkirkTMO on Sat May 5 09:36:39 2007. In the 1960s there were a half dozen movie theaters along Flatbush Avenue in Flatbush, Brooklyn. Non of the theaters had their own parking lots, but there were plenty of parking meters in effect until 7 PM. But the city fathers at that time saw in their infinite wisdom that since the commercial area was active until late evening hours, why not get more revenue by extending the meters until 10 PM? And so it was done. After about two years, four of the six theaters closed down since the evenings was when they did most of their business, but there was no place to park anymore since you could only stay for one hour at the meters. People just started to go elsewhere to see their movie where they could park. Fewer people at the movies also meant less people shopping and the stores began to close earlier, so the meters once again expired at 7 PM.I've heard other stories about the area's decline due to a "changing neighborhood," increased crime, etc, but I distinctly remember the parking meters playing an important role. |
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