Depending on the intentions of the people restoring something, it can be good or bad. Not every restoration of a building is inyended to gentrify an area, though some are, and some don't mean for any good to come out of what they're doing for the people from an area.
The guy wasn't like some other people from areas nearby talking about bringing new life to the area while holding sacred about the area, he was actually originally from the town and wanted to do something good for the people there by restoring and opening his business in the space of a missed business. They might not all agree with what he and his wife were trying to do, but why wouldn't they support one of their own people when the alternative could be the building ending up in the hands of someone from out of town?
by VinegarDude September 29, 2021
