tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30172845.post5819339568419223106..comments2024-02-05T03:22:31.011-05:00Comments on Tahoma Beadworks & Photography: What Has Happened To My Town?JoJohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18165375435543044068noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30172845.post-48622286726575118792016-04-29T09:13:08.680-04:002016-04-29T09:13:08.680-04:00It's awful to see those chains come in and kno...It's awful to see those chains come in and knock out the mom and pop businesses. I like Dunkin Donuts and all but they are practically on every corner. There are only a handful of locally owned coffee shops. Buzzards Bay has so much potential but the buildings appear to be beyond all hope.JoJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18165375435543044068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30172845.post-15806603436330323132016-04-29T08:36:05.147-04:002016-04-29T08:36:05.147-04:00This just breaks my heart because it reminds me so...This just breaks my heart because it reminds me so much of where I grew up. Our town was quaint and small once too. Then it kinda grew into a more "modern" town and lost that beachy feel when Starbucks, CVS, and the like moved in because the locals couldn't afford to maintain the properties and pay the cost of taxes. It just sucks. I mean, it's not run down or anything but it's not the same either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30172845.post-55996206366684313762016-04-29T07:29:13.893-04:002016-04-29T07:29:13.893-04:00Thanks for visiting my blog Agnes! It's very ...Thanks for visiting my blog Agnes! It's very sad that businesses can't make a go of it anymore. So much for the dream of being self employed. JoJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18165375435543044068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30172845.post-5157251764859843432016-04-29T01:14:37.233-04:002016-04-29T01:14:37.233-04:00I closed my business a year ago just after our cou...I closed my business a year ago just after our country started the Goods & Service Tax, many businesses have been hit hard because of the taxes..sometimes it is a blessing in disguise to close down not profitable business to avoid being dragged down financially.Agnes CF Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11580025672667853866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30172845.post-49961484855587225642016-04-28T08:07:48.090-04:002016-04-28T08:07:48.090-04:00Thank you so much for visiting my blog, Reana! It...Thank you so much for visiting my blog, Reana! It's very sad to see the town fall down like this. Esp. since all those store fronts were occupied a couple of years ago. JoJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18165375435543044068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30172845.post-14612503849693966132016-04-28T00:30:51.889-04:002016-04-28T00:30:51.889-04:00Sad to see the empty shops and not active anymore,...Sad to see the empty shops and not active anymore, I guess economy is not that good and affected plenty. Hope your town will prosper once more... By the way, nice photography shots over here! :)Reanaclairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01716477622054835019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30172845.post-60121222079170315932016-04-26T12:16:06.728-04:002016-04-26T12:16:06.728-04:00I keep hoping the economy will pick up. This is s...I keep hoping the economy will pick up. This is such a desirable area that the landlords want to force their tenants to basically 'pay for the view' since the park and Canal are right there. But no one can afford that, and in the winter, it's a ghost town. There are no tourists in winter. If you have to pay rent and expenses on a business you can't afford to keep open during that time, there's no way to make ends meet unless you are independently wealthy and can absorb those extra expenses.JoJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18165375435543044068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30172845.post-23989312659429021492016-04-26T12:13:35.817-04:002016-04-26T12:13:35.817-04:00Thank you so much for visiting Susan, I'm glad...Thank you so much for visiting Susan, I'm glad you saw the link on my post on the Bourne Residents page. It's heartbreaking. I'm glad that you are able to make a go of it, but you shouldn't have to live with those conditions. I will never understand the landlords. I am already pretty furious with one of them...not sure if he's yours...but he owns the the old theatre lot where MMA parks now, behind the bank and Sea Breeze Optical. He drove out Antique Affair.JoJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18165375435543044068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30172845.post-84392462192254885112016-04-26T12:08:11.089-04:002016-04-26T12:08:11.089-04:00It sure is. I really love living in Buzzards Bay ...It sure is. I really love living in Buzzards Bay and i'm not going to move, but it's no fun to go downtown anymore. I'm guessing the handful of businesses that remain open don't need to rely on the income to survive.JoJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18165375435543044068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30172845.post-36587330634137202862016-04-26T12:07:09.368-04:002016-04-26T12:07:09.368-04:00I had no idea it was happening over there too...I ...I had no idea it was happening over there too...I thought it was just small town America dying. I don't know what the solution is. I found out today that my town of Bourne has offered grants to the property owners but they have to comply with new building codes or statutes or something, and none have taken advantage of it. JoJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18165375435543044068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30172845.post-8026335714904860032016-04-26T11:57:35.910-04:002016-04-26T11:57:35.910-04:00No one will rent them. I rent one, but the owner k...No one will rent them. I rent one, but the owner keeps the rent so cheap he is almost paying me to stay there. The roof leaks, the heat is electric and insufficient to heat the whole area so we supplement with smaller heaters. In winter electric bill is outrageous. There is no parking. Wind blasts through unweather-protected cracks and crevaces. But I stay. Its cheap for the amount of sq ft. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627079615351235033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30172845.post-17286798189349245022016-04-26T11:49:50.614-04:002016-04-26T11:49:50.614-04:00It's sad to see an area go derelict and nothin...It's sad to see an area go derelict and nothing replaces them. Maybe if the economy picks up, new building will fill in. With summer coming, won't tourists divert elsewhere? Good that you are documenting this change JoJo, you might want to write about it one day.D.G. Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06213237734772028645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30172845.post-40606291450583168142016-04-26T11:40:26.588-04:002016-04-26T11:40:26.588-04:00That's heartbreaking.That's heartbreaking. Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17390853515006667116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30172845.post-85377461649100624742016-04-26T09:41:11.262-04:002016-04-26T09:41:11.262-04:00That's so sad. Even if new buildings are built...That's so sad. Even if new buildings are built they won't look the same. Every town in Scotland is having the same problems. Rates are too high,landlords don't do repairs,shop closes and is rented out at very low rent by charity shops. In our small town we have about six charity shops, three really cheap pound shops or dollar stores. The small businesses just can't afford high rent and rates. I really think the council want to tear them all down for private housing and we'll have to be content to drive to large shopping malls. Anne Macklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04635857544175826537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30172845.post-34459347808847012292016-04-26T08:10:12.922-04:002016-04-26T08:10:12.922-04:00As needed at Rte 25 was to get to the bridge, it k...As needed at Rte 25 was to get to the bridge, it killed the businesses along the 28/6 stretch. Wareham has made a go of it by building shopping plazas, fast food restaurants, mini golf and the big water park, Water Whizz. The other end of Main St, closer to the rotary and Bourne Bridge, is doing fine. But this end just died.JoJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18165375435543044068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30172845.post-54502941204354662332016-04-26T07:50:09.258-04:002016-04-26T07:50:09.258-04:00This is so sad. We don't drive through anymore...This is so sad. We don't drive through anymore due to the bypass.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01294308714313220666noreply@blogger.com