I'm still working on bathroom decor, and part of that is a few posters on the wall of hygiene related subjects from Soviet archives. However, since none of the ones yet found match what TSO wants quite exactly, I've been surfing for ideas for one I can do. In that search I found the one above.
This development/neighborhood is currently known as the Tremont district, and like many aging public housing projects in the last ten years, has been the target of grand plans and gentrification schemes. This has apparently led to some conflict, including the firebombing of a city councilman's house.
I just like this one, with its statement that 'low rent' and 'low income' can have positive connotations. I don't think anyone would double-dog dare use these phrases on promotional material today.
I mean, everyone now knows if you live in a cheap house you suck.
Funny, I have been touring low-income areas for "cheap" housing in case the economy kicks me in the nuts. I found a 3/2, 2 story house in a "questionable" part of town, listed for under $20k. It might cost $10k to make it livable (by suburban standards) and you might have to really work to get to the know the neighbors, but I am beginning to think who really gives a rat's ass.
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