Sad to say, I lost a whole long, brilliantly written (ahem!) book review I’d hoped to post today, but there was plenty of exciting action in Northport, as these pictures show. All this was happening on Waukazoo Street, right next to Dog Ears Books and the Painted Horse Gallery. Bruce Viger, owner of the fabulous Eat Spot on Mill Street, is the mover and shaker behind this big change. Next June on this site there will be a BBQ joint. There will be patio seating, or you can take it to go. Another big leap forward for the Waukazoo Revival!How many times this summer was I asked, “Do you think Northport will come back now that the sewer’s in?” or “What do you think? Is Northport going to come back?” Come back from where? This town never went away! We hit a real low point about three years ago but have been rebounding ever since. Other remodeling projects are the old North Country Gardens building on the corner of Waukazoo and Nagonaba (before it was NCG, it was Andersons’ grocery store) and the Willowbrook building on Mill Street, so there will be lots of new kids—and shops--in town by June of 2009.
But it is September. It is a quiet time of year.
2 comments:
Wow! Looks like fun. I always wanted to play with lifesize Tonka toys.
Your post reminds me of all the days I spent answering that same question about Detroit, a very different kettle of fish than Northport, but another place that will be there whether people care to think of it as real or not . . . Northport is an extraordinary place with a warm communal heart. Long may it thrum.
I've taken but maybe not posted pictures of the work going on the other two buildings being overhauled. It's exciting to see so much going on around town and to anticipate the surprise on people's faces when they arrive next summer.
As for Detroit, I've never lived anywhere on the east side of the state, but years ago when I discovered the DETROIT FREE PRESS, I began to care about Detroit's future. So many people there care, too! Cities as well as small towns and country breed love and loyalty, and the health of all is important to the health of a country. (So says she from her morning soapbox....)
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