You know, I think I will agree with you, in part.
The kids like the new square, and meet there for ice cream (at the ul-tra-expensive ice cream parlor) and to listen to bands in the pavilion. The square was designed by the same architect who did the Ballpark in Arlington, same old-fashioned style, memories of days gone by. So it's a GOOD place.
The problem with Southlake is that the median house cost is over 200K, the median income is around 90 or 100K, and there are no apartments allowed. It's a gated community in the sense that if you're not pretty well-off, forget living here. So it isn't really addressing the loss of soul, but the loss of safety and and the invasion of the "lower class". You can have soul, but without money, you need not apply.
Or has it always been like this?
Yesterday the church was packed-- standing room only. EVery week we have new families joining. I think this is another sign of people looking for meaning and stability for themselves and their children. So maybe it does start in places like these, people trying to recreate what they remember as the symbols of goodness. I dunno.
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