-
Login
-
Digital Edition
-
Print Edition
- Most Commented
- Most Commented
- Most Emailed
- Most Emailed
- Popular
- Popular
« News Home
East Side group protests bank's closing
TweetYOUNGSTOWN — A small group stood outside the National City Bank branch today at the McGuffey Plaza on the city’s East Side to protest the bank’s closing.
The branch is shutting down at 2 p.m. Oct. 9.
“We have nothing on this side of town,” said Adele Luckey of Bennington Avenue on the East Side. “I have a car and can drive to another bank. I’m standing for other people who don’t have cars. They’re going to have to get on a bus to go to a bank. It’s a big inconvenience. Nobody cares about this side of town.”
Gloria Drake of Scioto Street on the East Side said the bank closing is going to be hard on seniors in the neighborhood.
The closest National City Bank branches for those on the East Side are in Campbell and downtown Youngstown.
The bank is closing because of a decline in business, said Youngstown Councilman DeMaine Kitchen, D-2nd. The plaza is in his ward.
Those protesting the closing of the bank branch also criticized the condition of McGuffey Plaza. The plaza is almost vacant with only about seven businesses operating. One of those businesses is a post office that the U.S. Postal Service is considering closing.
“The condition of this plaza is deplorable,” Drake said.
For the complete story, read Saturday’s Vindicator or Vindy.com
Comments
The McGuffey Plaza is coming to the end of its ability to generate cash for the Cafaro Corporation . The East Side is doomed to further decay unless industry is attracted to provide jobs .
I know I have used that bank's ATM over the past few years and I had to keep a open eye to make sure I wasn't robbed.
Campbell and the east side was a nice place about twenty years ago. When the mills closed in the 70’s it was the beginning of the end. Just look at the roads and the houses in that area. It's very sad what has happened to the city.
Chief have you been to Campbell lately?? There are still a lot of nice neighborhood's in that city, you have rundown homes in ALL city's. Even in God's citys (poland, canfield, boardman)
Who wants to go to the war zone to go to a bank or shop? you kidding me?? good call ncb.
It is sad that once beautiful neighborhood's are reduced to basically slums, you will find a nice, kepted up house, someone that still takes pride in there yard and house few and far in between. Mainly by the older generation.
Some people just don't get it. They protest banks foreclosing homes, they protest banks closing doors, they criticize banks for making money, criticize them for losing money, criticize them for not paying much interest on deposits or criticize them for raising interest rates on loans....
It's like they believe businesses are there for the sole purposes of serving them and them alone.
Well see, it's a good thing the WRTA levy passed!
Why doesn't the city just sell the entire east side as a land fill and buy garbage from other cities. They'd make a mint.
There's nothing else useful left to do with it.
The citizens need to take ownership of their neighborhoods! You tolerate the crime and the unkept properties, but want everyone else to fix the problem.