Jersey City Started a Trend That's Turning This Side of the Hudson Into Pure Gold

About 15 years ago reporters at The Jersey Journal used to win prizes writing about the "horror houses" of Jersey City. They'd discover rundown vacant buildings inhabited by half-mad, half-starved squatters shivering in dark, cold rooms while addicts shot up across the hall and vandal...

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Published inNew Jersey success Vol. 8; no. 7; p. 20
Main Author Courtney, Marian
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Hillside New Jersey Success, Success Publishing Co 01.03.1988
Subjects
Developers
Economic development
Economic growth
Local economy
Middle Atlantic
Real estate developments
Jersey City
NJ
US
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Summary:About 15 years ago reporters at The Jersey Journal used to win prizes writing about the "horror houses" of Jersey City. They'd discover rundown vacant buildings inhabited by half-mad, half-starved squatters shivering in dark, cold rooms while addicts shot up across the hall and vandals ripped out the plumbing. Today most of those old buildings have been either torn down to make way for new development or rehabilitated to fetch high rents or sell at prices that would have staggered the mind a few years back. (excerpt)
ISSN:0886-9995