Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Trailer Park as Community

[melanie griffin (melgrif]

my best friend, who is a hospice nurse, responded to the article with this
central jersey contender.....there must be something about New Jersey!

My favorite trailer park is in Browns Mills, it's really pretty, lots of
trees and big plot of land for each home. http://www.pineviewterrace.com/
 Even though the places are often creepy I have noticed that there is a good
sense of community in the ones I've been in, and the folks are really good
about helping each other out.  Just no tornados, please!

On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 6:20 PM, Blaise Tobia <tobiabj [at] drexel.edu> wrote:

>
> I haven't posted here in awhile, although I continue to read regularly. Two
> of my main concerns within cohousing have long been urban siting and
> affordability, and I know that trailer parks and modular houses have been
> brought up before. But, an article I happened to read in the Philadelphia
> Inquirer on Monday really struck me - in that it described real community in
> a "trailer park" near Philadelphia that has seen a revitalization over the
> past several years, due in part to the economic crisis that has led many to
> think more modestly. I've also had some personal experience in that my
> sister lives in a trailer park in northern NJ that also has a good sense of
> community. My point - if I have one beyond just wanting to share this
> article - is that we shouldn't get too bogged down in the physical and
> design aspcts of cohousing. Building coho trailer parks, slowly converting
> apartment buildings, organicaly changing neighborhoods - these should all be
> part of the mix.
>
> I don't know how long this link will function, but the article is currently
> at <http://www.philly.com/philly/news/homepage/84368237.html>. If you find
> the link to be inactive, you're welcome to email me (off the list) for a
> copy.
>
> -- Blaise Tobia
>
> Philadelphia / Pearl Court Co-Garden
>
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