Take a look at these pictures (Thank you, Bob Drake!) of the Cannon Place/Fort Independence through lot, on which Jackson Development hopes to build a 7 story apartment building with multi-story parking.
Note, that neither an excavation permit nor a building permit has been obtained; building plans are as of yet unavailable; and financing has not yet been approved. Why the rush to denude the lot of trees and move the earth around?
Gee, are they just trying to make us feel like this project is inevitable?
Developers feel that once they have a toehold into a property, they can force the issue to build it because they want residents to feel it is hopeless to stand against them.
The property now has a chain-link and a see-through mesh. Unfortunately the mesh does not cover up the mess they have created.
In the 50s, I used to play in this lot as well as my cousins and the neighborhood kids. It was called the “sticker lot”. I lived at 3446 Ft. Independence St, brick house right next to it that has been turned into coops. Where the very large apt. house is next to “3446”, before that apt. house went up in the late 60s, it was a large lot, that was just called the lot. There was a big rock in there that was called “king rock”. Of course I wouldn’t want to see the “sticker lot” demolished and other buildings or houses go up there, but something should be done with it. I’m just basing this feeling on nostalgia and wonderful memories. One lot when down and now this eventually will. Love living on Ft. Independence St.