A Diary of a New Town
When we moved in a few years ago, this mosque was the only functioning establishment near our house. The petrol stations was under construction, and most houses were empty. According to the sign, it was built in 1993. I can only imagine what this place would have looked like then!
I’m not sure what the plan is… These photos were taken two weeks ago. Today, the demolition seems to have stopped halfway – keeping part of the building intact. They’ve started digging for the new foundations.
Last time I was at the location of the new co-op – when I wanted to take a picture of a large hole – I was told no photography allowed! Shouting my way through, I took the shots for this older post. I didn’t want a repeat, so I stood on a large cocrete block and took shots from over the fence… this is what the place looked like back in early February.
This was in today’s Al Qabas (daily paper). It’s not as bad as they say: it hasn’t been a year! In fact they’ve made a lot of progress in their first few months. However I have noticed a significant slow down recently.
If anyone has information, please post a comment. I will try to talk to the project manager later this week.
UPDATE 28/3/2010
There are some signs of activity around the area. I haven’t had a chance to visit the project manager – I’m traveling. It’s not as bad as is in the paper!
