Post #580406 by Tom Slick on Tue, Mar 15, 2011 12:29 PM

John-O...The latinos that run the stores in downtown are mostly leasing the locations. Therefore, they would have no rights to remodel or do teardowns. That is aside from the fact that there are more middle east development companies and corporations, than that of latin development firms doing this...

I don't make the statistics, I just call 'em out. It is no more different than Indians running 7-11, hispanics as longshoremen, blacks at the airports, and filipinos in the gambling industry and post office. These are not derogatory remarks. These are simple facts of majority ethnicity in the workplace, mainly dealing with CA and NV.

I made the simple statement that first generation people,and who have the capital to do so, usually are first to tear down iconic landmarks because they do not understand American Culture, History or preservation. They haven't had the time to absorb any, nor do they care. Trader Vic's Beverly Hills, Johnnys Broiler in Downey, now the Sahara. There are THOUSANDS more, but I think I've made my point quite clear, and can definitively show a pattern.
With little investigation and research, you would be able to find and add up for yourself, drawing the same conclusions I've already come to. I do not knock that they came to America and made a rich life for themselves. I knock at what expense that they do it at...Sorry I didn't add any sugar to my original statement, but I've never had much of a sweet tooth while dealing with truth.