That being said, it looks like there’s some renovation of some sort being done at Remington Arms (especially where it faces the intersection of Boston & Seaview Aves.) Dunno whether it’s actually haunted or not, but I always thought its overall structure would make it a good candidate to be renovated into a work/live/shop complex or something–they would make amazing lofts.

In any case, I think there’s some cleanup going on; I see security guards and an assortment of construction-type folks going in & out, and it doesn’t look nearly as shabby anymore as it does in the pics on this page–they must be from some years back.

One thing I didn’t appreciate were your comments at the end of the article about drug dealers, gangs, etc. Please don’t stereotype an area which you apparently don’t know that much about. As a resident of this Bridgeport neighborhood, of course you have some knuckleheads running around–as there’s good & bad in EVERY neighborhood, including the ones that try to hide behind their ritzy addresses and high real estate price tags.

No, our neighborhood might not be all glamorous like some surrounding towns in Fairfield County. But the majority of us are regular, hardworking citizens (who, by the way, pay EXORBITANT city taxes) and want the best for our families like anyone else. I’ve lived just a few blocks away from Remington Arms, and I have yet to see drug dealers hanging out on corners, thank you. Actually, the people you see “hanging out” tend to be the schoolkids waiting for their school buses in the morning…oooh, how “dangerous.” Just because a place is largely black & hispanic and might have a PAST history of violence–update your thinking, the same way Bridgeport is continuing to improve.