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February 2, 2015 4:40 PM   Subscribe

Save the Heart of Lake Oswego: The Music Video

Barry Dennis is a Portland-based (well, Lake Oswego, apparently) "Author, Musician, [and] Founder of Coexist Celebration and Celebration Church"
posted by OverlappingElvis (13 comments total) 3 users marked this as a favorite
 


Oh god... Lake Oswego. You think Portland is a white town.
posted by jgaiser at 5:30 PM on February 2, 2015 [6 favorites]


Lake No Negro is worried some condos might bring some poors into their suburban hell scape
posted by humanfont at 5:45 PM on February 2, 2015


wat.

it has so much "charm" and so much "soul"? compared to what, a concentration camp?
posted by hollisimo at 5:49 PM on February 2, 2015 [1 favorite]


Lake Oswego is a man engorged lake. They dammed a creek to make a suburban fabuloso fantastic land. The name of that creek? Sucker Creek. The lake is also so kind so as to lower a bit every once in a while so as to allow folks to clean and/or repair their docks.
(wiki will tell you other tales, but there's a sign below the damn that labels the little stream of water "Sucker Creek")
posted by Stonestock Relentless at 6:27 PM on February 2, 2015


What are the chances that those condos will actually be low end condos though? I understand Lake No Negro being afraid of the poors coming in but in the end wouldn't it be more likely to be 200K+ condos owned by wealthy suburban white professionals?
posted by vuron at 8:02 PM on February 2, 2015


wouldn't it be more likely to be 200K+ condos owned by wealthy suburban white professionals?

With their disgusting condo money? Ugh. No thank you.
posted by amanda at 8:09 PM on February 2, 2015


Ok, I can't honestly tell if this is real or parody.
posted by elwoodwiles at 8:35 PM on February 2, 2015


Oh god... Lake Oswego. You think Portland is a white town.

That's unfair. I distinctly heard someone in the forsome ahead of me complaing about how we have too many minorities here now. So it cant be as bad as that


All kidding aside, as an actual Lake Oswegan its pretty hilarious to see all the hand wringing going on from folks who made made fat sacks of cash doing development other places but can't stand to see the same thing happen here.

Ok, I can't honestly tell if this is real or parody.

Totally real
posted by Dr. Twist at 8:48 PM on February 2, 2015 [1 favorite]


So, it's 228 units and 200 dogs...

How does that work? Are you issued with a pocketbook dog when you sign your lease?

What about the 28 people that don't get dogs?
Is there some sort of dog-sharing agreement in place, so everyone can have their turn pooping on the grass?
posted by madajb at 8:53 PM on February 2, 2015 [2 favorites]


Lake Oswego, by Joel Sternfeld.
posted by palmcorder_yajna at 1:34 AM on February 3, 2015 [2 favorites]


My roommate used to work at the Lake Oswego Country Club and saw them putting on a "poor themed party", where the rich patrons would show up in the shittiest car they could find to drive (purchased for this specific occasion and junked after), there was a costume contest, they served "poor themed foods" etc. I got the impression he thought this was a regular occurrence. They seemed to think poverty was hilarious.

As far as I'm concerned, the heart of Lake O is like the Grinch's, withered and several sizes too small. I hope they choke on their tiny appetizers someday.
posted by Feyala at 7:04 AM on February 4, 2015


My first thought was "Oswego, NY? Isn't that lake called Ontario?"
posted by snottydick at 10:14 AM on February 4, 2015


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