A commenter on the Preservation-Ready Sites Facebook page asks an interesting question- how can Lovejoy attract residents and businesses? It is evident that while downtown, the Larkin District, Old First Ward, Grant Street, Hertel/North Buffalo, Medical Campus, Midtown and elsewhere are seeing lots of individual and investor interest, other areas are on the sidelines if they are even in the game.
From Linda J. Hastreiter:
With things on the upswing in the City of Buffalo and in city neighborhoods we in Lovejoy (Iron Island) are trying to make sure we don’t miss out on it. We need help and ideas on what is needed to attract people to buy homes and open businesses. The Iron Island Museum attracts 1000’s of people to our area, from all over the world, we need other things for them to do when here. There are so many young minds, that is what we need….what would make you come to Lovejoy????