Hard Fought Revitalization Progress At 2901 Dupont Ave. N., 1551 Hillside Ave. N., And Elsewhere...

Photo contributed by Jeff Skrenes, blog post by John Hoff

Both the Star Tribune and this blog have written a story about the messed up garage at 2901 Dupont Ave. North. 

Today blogger Jeff Skrenes (The Hawthorne Hawkman) sent me the photo above of debris being hauled away.

The eyesore garage is gone at last.

Progress.

The Hillside Chronicles blog is also reporting the razing of 1551 Hillside Ave. N., which had been an empty eyesore for a long time. And with the Backhoe of Doomed parked near the old Fire 'N' Ice location on West Broadway, and Butter Roll Bakery being renovated, it appears revitalization progress is busting out all over. 

Garage Is All Messed Up At 2901 Dupont Avenue North, Neighbors Are All, Like, WTF?!?! Because 311 Calls Aren't Working...

Photos, blog post by John Hoff


Maybe if neighbors used the new, supercool 311 smartphone app, they'd get a better response?

The garage at 2901 Dupont Avenue North has been, to use the technical term, "messed up" like this for something like a year. Neighbors and members of the revitalizer "busy body" class have made a number of 311 complaints. Usually, 311 produces some kind of magic results. Not quickly, of course, but almost always results happen within months.

But that's not happening, lately, according to...