Tuesday, September 25, 2007

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Electchester, a neighborhood once dominated by electricians, is slowly opening up to a much broader group of people. The neighborhood began construction on the buildings in 1949, originally to house the men and their families who worked for Local 3, the union which is in charge of electricians. The community sits atop 103 acres of land every acre developed with buildings, some three stories, most sixstories, and two towers which stand alone. There are 38 buildings which can house approximately 6,000 people. But over time, many things have changed, the people, the neighborhood, and the way everyone sees whats going on.

Before becoming over run by brick and cement, the land was once a country club. Now electchester is nothing more than another place to live. The area usto be safe, but recently there have been burglaries and murders which doesnt sit right in mnay peoples stomaches. The school which is encompassed by the neighborhood is Public School 200, a relatively good school, now taking children from kindergarden to 8th grade. The area is slowly losing its value to crazy kids, a new generation, and a scarse number of electricians, what the neighborhood once stood for.

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