An American tourist writes...

[Sue U]

sue--be it ever so humble, there's no place like home. You'd probably stay in Oz too, rather than return to Kansas (well Kansas, I might as well).

I keep thinking I'll get in on the ground floor of the Camden renaissance that's (perpetually) just around the corner. I had once considered retiring in Newark (seriously -- Ironbound!), but if they do it right I think I might stick it out here.

[Big RR]

For a renaissance you have to find an area with lots of warehouse space and few people in the area. It worked for Jersey City and Hoboken, not so much for Newark where many of the neighborhoods were already full of people. Since you're waiting for the Camden renaissance, you can wait for the one in Paterson as well; I do a lot of work in Passaic county and it is amazing how they let that city go to pot as well.

[Sue U]

When people in Passaic County ask me what Camden is like, I tell them, "It's like Paterson, but without the frills."

[Big RR]

And Paterson is like Camden without the aquarium and the Battleship New Jersey.

[Gob]

When people in Passaic County ask me what Camden is like, I tell them, "It's like Paterson, but without the frills."

Camden is a up and coming