Yesterday, I toured Greenwood Avenue, where a good part of the curbings appear to be made of granite, not slate. This interests me only because my hometown of Springfield, Massachusetts typically used granite curbs, which typically hold up better against the elements and snow plows. My mom’s neighborhood, built in 1971, and sees about the same amount of traffic as your average Jenkintown side street, has yet to repave the street […]
This Meets Code
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End Results of a Dubious Policy, Part 3
This homeowner apparently found a contractor desperate for work or perhaps, their first commission. How lucky for our community that this meets code.
This Meets Code
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End results of a dubious policy, part 2
Some of the work is still ongoing, and some streets have yet to receive their notices, but here’s how things look so far, which I should mention is no fault of the residents who commissioned the work. As stated before, if you have brick and/or slate, you get a pass. At one point, the Borough’s street sweepers thought that this section needed replacement. Apparently a call to George Locke, Borough […]
This Meets Code
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The end results of a dubious policy, part 1
With much of the work complete, let’s take a look at how the Borough has been “beautified”. Click on photos for full resolutions. Curb fix on the 400 block of Runnymede.
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