I moved away April 2006, have been away ever since. I've had reports that the business district is suffering Bush's Depression much stronger than many other areas since this was a collection of One Off Shops that sold typically a superior level of goods. Just before the crash, the place was invaded by Banks. We all know what happened there, most of them had closed leaving their hulks squatting on prime real estate, and since they were modified to a Bank's purpose, it leaves me wondering what will eventually go in when the Obama Boom comes. Now I hear that Borders Books is closing their store at the Top of the Hill. The problem isn't that Chestnut Hill's Germantown Avenue is a bad place to do business, the problem is that they are a collection of independent commercial shops rented from various people and as such you end up with no cohesiveness and no "flow".
I hope it can go back to the One Off Shop era, it was a wonderful experience living that close to it.
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