The Forgotten Neighborhood in the Sky

What’s upstairs? Not much.

When I started looking for a storefront for us to purchase in Covington, I still had a day job. So, I walked this city’s neighborhoods in the early morning before work, or after our kids went to bed.

Searching for real estate at odd times taught me a couple things.

1. City neighborhoods are different in the evenings. Places that are quiet in the day are absolutely bonkers in the evening when people are home from work and relaxing on the porches, sidewalks and city parks. It’s energizing and very unlike the suburbs.

2. When the sun sets, and the interior lights flick on, you can see how cities have been ruined. And you can see their almost unlimited potential.

I first realized this when I walked up Madison Avenue – the main street in Covington – after dark. All the storefronts were lit up. But the second, third, fourth and fifth floors of all the buildings were completely dark. In fact, if you didn’t know that you were walking among tall buildings, the lights coul…