Yesterday I visited Trenton, NJ. I know, I know, many of you will think I am nuts. You may be correct, however, I love history and wanted to see the monuments to the Revolutionary War battles. I really enjoyed the Old Barracks museum.
The remainder was rather depressing. This is a state capital, and there is absolutely nothing decent about it in any way. Trash everywhere. Broken bottles, needles, etc. People, obviously without anything better to do, gathered on the street corners with boom boxes blaring music in the middle of the day. This is downtown, a few hundred yards from the capital building. The monument to the victory is relatively clean, but shows obvious signs of vandalism.
The most remarkable thing about the day was that when I tried to leave I had to take a detour because an entire road, downtown, was blocked off with yellow crime scene tape. Cops, ambulances, and news crews abundant. I couldn't see what had happened, but saw no evidence of a traffic accident.
I then made my way to the battlefield at Princeton. It was literally a different world even though it was only about 15 miles away. It left me very discouraged. I don't see how this is sustainable.
The remainder was rather depressing. This is a state capital, and there is absolutely nothing decent about it in any way. Trash everywhere. Broken bottles, needles, etc. People, obviously without anything better to do, gathered on the street corners with boom boxes blaring music in the middle of the day. This is downtown, a few hundred yards from the capital building. The monument to the victory is relatively clean, but shows obvious signs of vandalism.
The most remarkable thing about the day was that when I tried to leave I had to take a detour because an entire road, downtown, was blocked off with yellow crime scene tape. Cops, ambulances, and news crews abundant. I couldn't see what had happened, but saw no evidence of a traffic accident.
I then made my way to the battlefield at Princeton. It was literally a different world even though it was only about 15 miles away. It left me very discouraged. I don't see how this is sustainable.