Submitted by BonsaiBirder t3_zpdbry in Maine
Charming, if you take a moment to take it in.
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MainelyKahnt t1_j0wtqlu wrote
Take Providence Rhode island as an example. Their river fire they do periodically during the summer months draws a good crowd.
MainelyKahnt t1_j0ukb0e wrote
Bangor is a VERY charming city. It has a ton of potential too. There are just massive issues with housing affordability and a lack of social services funding. This combined with a lot of NIMBY folks who don't want to do anything about either of those issues has made the urban decay quite pronounced.
BonsaiBirder OP t1_j0v5rpo wrote
Haters hate and lovers love.
Mainer1234 t1_j0svqyh wrote
Oh it sure does lol https://www.facebook.com/groups/1000092187470873/?ref=share&mibextid=NSMWBT
Septicrogue t1_j0t1uh0 wrote
How did I know this was gonna be Bangor area tweakers
Mainer1234 t1_j0t42sd wrote
Yeah all jokes aside it has gotten bad.
therealwolfe1982 t1_j0w4012 wrote
Remember bath salts
Yourbubblestink t1_j0shqzz wrote
Really nice shot!
Ciara_Yeula t1_j0tqpoo wrote
Beautiful 😍
cymbaline- t1_j0uio07 wrote
Beauty can always be found, those who seek find
BonsaiBirder OP t1_j0v5ox6 wrote
True.
ecco-domenica t1_j0ujsoa wrote
It's a nice photo (I appreciate all your photos), but that scene only reminds me of Charlie Howard. The canals have a sinister quality that I'm not sure can be made charming. But they're part of what makes Bangor Bangor.
BonsaiBirder OP t1_j0v5o66 wrote
Thanks. Who is Charlie Howard? Sorry I am ignorant about that one. I agree about the canals. Any flowing body of water SHOULD be beautiful, but these have had their beauty diminished greatly. A shame.
idkwtfiad t1_j0vazoo wrote
Charlie Howard was a young gay man who was murdered in Bangor by a couple of teenagers in 1984. He was assaulted and thrown into the Kenduskeag where he drowned because he was gay.
BonsaiBirder OP t1_j0vdpyu wrote
That is truly sickening.
HelpImInMaine t1_j0vdb7i wrote
Its gotten better in the bad areas, and bad in the good areas... I hear they are going to be putting a new YMCA on the end of First street in bangor, dunkin' side.
Notmystationbro t1_j0wpmb9 wrote
Why would they move the YMCA down the street?
HelpImInMaine t1_j0wxalo wrote
Honestly no clue. I heard that from a new landlord on first street. I think because less congestion. Why does the city do what it wants...
bigbluedoor t1_j0sb19m wrote
bangor could really do some much more with its waterways. a river flowing through a city can be charming, beautiful and an attraction with the right development