Downtown Birmingham, a juvenile hang out spot
There has been recent reports from various businesses owners that Downtown Birmingham has become a hip cool hang out spot for hip cool skinny jean blurry haired mop top kids and teens. This action is causing adult life to leave and increase police presence in that area to prevent sudden violence at the Old Woodward/ 15 Mile [[ Maple Rd.) Corridor. Parents are to the blame for dropping their kids off in Downtown Birmingham until later even hours. Will the increase presence of kids and teens in Downtown Birmingham cause glamourous businesses to leave or will it be good thing to profitability to offset the recession.
Any thoughts?
Here's the story on that...
Here are two links with video re. the issue:
Some comments to the news postings are inferring that the Birmingham 'snobs' are whining. But from time to time I work with teens and the profanity and disruption level can be VERY high in that population. I'd not want to walk into a 'wall' of unruly teens after my dinner engagement when I visit the city...
Crowds of teens taking over downtown Birmingham
http://www.wxyz.com/dpp/news/local_n...own-birmingham
Concerns in Birmingham over Crowds of Kids
http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/dpp/news...-20100730-wpms