Last Sunday I cleaned my Downtown Daytona Loft. When I say clean, I
mean REALLY clean! I even whipped out the bleach and got out my
toothbrush to scrub the crevises of my shower. I used serious
cleaners to transfrom my home (which I have been avoiding b/c it
has been so grimy and messy!) I had almost fallen in love with
another home that I had been showing because it was so clean and
straight (it was empty). I do that with my car sometimes, too.
When it is clean and neat, waxed and shiny I love it and
wouldn't trade that Jetta Station Wagon for the sexiest red
sports car out there but when it is dusty inside and my wheels are
dirty I seriously get new car envy. All this ponitficating has
lead me to a question...do we do this with our cities? Do we keep
plopping down new development and flock out the the newest,
cleanest, neatest strip center or suburban development because we
don't want to do the work involved in cleaning up an area that
we've already built. What if we came back to the OLD
buildings, homes, and neighborhoods in our city and put in the work
needed to spiff them up?
