And, as I recall, not a single mention of Mark Twain or Elmira College. Joe Alvarez 900 Havel Court Charlotte, NC 28211-4253 Home phone: 704.364.2844 Cell phone: 704.564.2082 FAX: 704.364.9348 > On Sep 28, 2017, at 3:51 PM, Arianne . <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Jules, really appreciate your added remarks and glimpses into > Elmira reality. > Arianne Laidlaw > > On Thu, Sep 28, 2017 at 12:06 PM, JULES AUSTIN HOJNOWSKI <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > >> Ps I will be going to Elmira on wed oct 4th for the lecture. >> >> I'll take a look around and let you know if it is worse than went I was >> the= >> re for the conference. >> >> Jules >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Mark Twain Forum [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Laura >> Tromble= >> y >> Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2017 2:38 PM >> To: [log in to unmask] >> Subject: Re: depressing article about current economic downturn in Elmira >> >> Totally agree Matt! >> It has been very sad to see Elmira struggling over the decades. >> Laura >> >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Sep 28, 2017, at 11:29 AM, Matthew Seybold <[log in to unmask]> >> wrote= >> : >>> =20 >>> I have problems with many of the economic presumption underlying this=20 >>> =3D account, but that aside, the most depressing line is definitely >> =3D=20 >>> =3DE2=3D80=3D9Cperhaps best known as the hometown of American fashion >> ico= >> n =3D=20 >>> Tommy Hilfiger.=3DE2=3D80=3D9D Poor reporting. >>> =20 >>>> On Sep 28, 2017, at 2:11 PM, Steve Hoffman =3D >>> <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >>>> =3D20 >>>> Don't know if folks will be able to access this or=3D20 whether it's=20 >>>> behind Wall St Journal's paywall (I=3D20 subscribe to it) but there's a= >> =20 >>>> big article in=3D20 today's edition about how our beloved Elmira NY=20 >>>> is=3D20 hurting from decline in brick and mortar sales.=3D20 see link=20 >>>> below. The huge area shopping mall is=3D20 just one large >> anchor-store=20 >>>> closing away from=3D20 going out of business. Sales tax revenue is=20 >>>> way=3D20 down, depriving the city of revenues and forcing=3D20 cutbacks= >> =20 >>>> in municipal services. And so on .....=3D20 As the article >> describes,=20 >>>> with Elmira having lost=3D20 its manufacturing base, the large shopping= >> =20 >>>> mall is=3D20 one of its major employer, and now those=3D20=20 >>>> brick-and-mortar retail jobs are disappearing as=3D20 well. T >>>> =3D20 >>>> There is no mention in the article of the College=3D20 or the Twain=20 >>>> connection .... >>>> =3D20 >>>> Btw, during this summer's conference in Elmira, I=3D20 went to that=20 >>>> mall and it was depressing as hell! >>>> =3D20 >>>> =3D >>> https://www.wsj.com/articles/retail-stores-made-elmira-n-y-an-unlikely >>> -suc=3D >>> cessnow-theyre-gone-1506525802 >>>> =3D20 >>>> Steve Hoffman >>>> =3D20 >>>> Takoma Park MD >> > > > > -- > Arianne Laidlaw A '58