Big Plans For Downtown Scranton Renovation

Here we go!  Scranton is transforming. 

I can still remember watching "The Implosion".  A long row of businesses on Lackawanna Ave were blown up from the inside.  My brother and I watched as the buildings folded into themselves and came crashing to the ground.  In what felt like a moment, the Steamtown Mall was upon us.  The transformation of Downtown Scranton was in full swing.

Here we are again.  We're back on Lackawanna Ave, but this time there are no explosions.  Just celebration for the ongoing renovation project.  You can expect to see restaurants with inside and outside seating along the street.  The area will be inviting for pedestrians that can stop for a bite during some shopping or after a movie. 

Perhaps the more important aspect of the new buildings are the condominium units above.  To turn the city around, we need to bring people Downtown.  If they live here, they will work here, shop here, and eat here. 

So let's toast the improvements here in Scranton.  The accolades from national media, the medical school, the train line to NYC... these are all reasons to believe that Scranton is improving and will only become a more desirable place to live as time goes by.