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Judge Says City of Philadelphia Can Take Artist's Studio, Turn It Into Grocery Store
The Huffington Post ^ | 11/05/2014 | Evan Bernick

Posted on 11/07/2014 9:41:26 AM PST by Bettyprob

James Dupree is a world-renowned artist and native son of Philadelphia, who is about to see his art studio turned into a grocery store, thanks to the rubber-stamp review that passes for judging when his city exercises the power of eminent domain.

James' artistic accomplishments are truly awesome. He has five paintings in the permanent collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Others can be found in the National Museum of Art in Cardiff, Wales; the Schomberg Museum in New York; the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts; and the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.

You can see the Philadelphia Museum of Art from James' studio. It is located in the Mantua neighborhood of West Philadelphia, where James grew up. The studio was a dilapidated warehouse when he purchased it for a little under $200,000. He spent $60,000 installing new electrical equipment and plumbing, $68,000 on roof repairs, and thousands more on renovations, furnishings and appliances.

The investment paid off, for James and for Mantua. What was once a dead, abandoned building is now alive and bustling with activity. James has hosted and taught art classes at his studio and has plans to start a mentorship program in order to give artists an environment where they "can create serious work and receive the support and freedom to explore new ideas."

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TOPICS: Business/Economy
KEYWORDS: dupree; eminentdomain; jamesdupree; pennsylvania; philadelphia
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1 posted on 11/07/2014 9:41:27 AM PST by Bettyprob
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To: Bettyprob
Would Charles Rangel call them Racist Northerns!


2 posted on 11/07/2014 9:44:23 AM PST by TexasCajun
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To: TexasCajun

I imagine he voted for the very same politicians that are trying to take his studio away.


3 posted on 11/07/2014 9:46:17 AM PST by dfwgator (The "Fire Muschamp" tagline is back!)
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To: Bettyprob

What’s the big deal, James?

YOU didn’t build that!


4 posted on 11/07/2014 9:48:45 AM PST by moovova
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To: Bettyprob

What a shameful thing it is to be on the zoning board in Philadelphia. Their are several dirty hands in this theft.


5 posted on 11/07/2014 9:49:21 AM PST by healy61
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To: Bettyprob
Judge Says City of Philadelphia Can Take Artist's Studio, Turn It Into Grocery Store

LOL, failure to donate large enough amounts to the local DemoRat party campaign coffers.

If Jimmy was running a Christian bookstore, the Puff Ho's would be ecstatic over this "eminent domain" theft of private property.

6 posted on 11/07/2014 9:49:42 AM PST by Navy Patriot (America, a Rule of Mob nation)
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To: Bettyprob

Let me guess: One of Mrs. Obama’s “urban grocery deserts” being worked on?

The Myth of Michelle Obama’s “Food Desert”
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3014880/posts


7 posted on 11/07/2014 9:55:04 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me.)
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To: dfwgator
Irony:

A state of affairs or an event that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects and is often amusing as a result.

8 posted on 11/07/2014 9:55:40 AM PST by TexasCajun
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To: dfwgator

Looking at the comments. Huffpo readers are blaming Kelo on the conservative wing of the USSC... and finally people are calling them on this 180 degree lie.


9 posted on 11/07/2014 9:56:09 AM PST by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: Navy Patriot

They think the grocery will yield more taxes than the art. Redistributionist, tax greedy Philly. Sometimes conservative politics are best for the artsy fartsy group after all.


10 posted on 11/07/2014 9:57:47 AM PST by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: Bettyprob
I'm sure the Huff Po would be just as incensed if this guy ran a gun store.
11 posted on 11/07/2014 9:58:54 AM PST by CrazyIvan (I lost my phased plasma rifle in a tragic hovercraft accident.)
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To: Bettyprob

The SCOTUS New London case rears its ugly head again.


12 posted on 11/07/2014 9:59:44 AM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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To: dfwgator
I imagine he voted for the very same politicians that are trying to take his studio away.

I was just thinking the same thing.

13 posted on 11/07/2014 10:01:14 AM PST by Alex Murphy ("the defacto Leader of the FR Calvinist Protestant Brigades")
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To: Bettyprob

The Kelo vs New London decision was one of the worst Supreme Court decisions ever. One day it should be revisited.


14 posted on 11/07/2014 10:01:24 AM PST by Starstruck (If my reply offends, you probably don't understand sarcasm or criticism...or do.)
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To: TexasCajun

Uh, what is that above the dude’s head? LOL


15 posted on 11/07/2014 10:03:23 AM PST by Moltke ("The Press, Watson, is a most valuable institution if you only know how to use it.")
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To: HiTech RedNeck
Sometimes conservative politics are best for the artsy fartsy group after all.

A strong, growing economy, based on conservative economic principles, does, in fact, create a populace that willingly supports all the fine arts and opportunity for quality artists in the free marketplace.

16 posted on 11/07/2014 10:04:42 AM PST by Navy Patriot (America, a Rule of Mob nation)
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To: Navy Patriot

A caricature has sprung up in the arts, that if it’s offensive, blasphemous, or kooky it is great art.


17 posted on 11/07/2014 10:08:59 AM PST by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: Starstruck

Basically, it said that anticipated taxes are a valid public purpose. Those who accuse capitalism of losing its conscience have a valid point when referring to this.


18 posted on 11/07/2014 10:10:20 AM PST by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: Moltke

Looks like this guy knows Lena Dunham’s father who also has similar “interesting” paintings.


19 posted on 11/07/2014 10:13:17 AM PST by TexasCajun
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To: Starstruck
The Kelo vs New London decision was one of the worst Supreme Court decisions ever.
Update ...Source
20 posted on 11/07/2014 10:17:10 AM PST by oh8eleven (RVN '67-'68)
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