we're not alone!

ah, chestnut hill... though in your oftentimes near sightedness, you often think you are the only one with important problems such as too many bank branches, turns out you're just fitting in with the national trend [slate.com]. banks popping up along the main streets of well-off suburbs and city neighborhoods is occurring all over the U.S., not that it makes it ok. slate.com points out the black holes it creates with its short hours and the retail space it inevitably takes up.

but hey, if chestnut hill wants to look at it positively, of it's nine-or-so bank branches at least valley green bank gives away coffee and it's hard to look at commerce bank's location as a "black hole" considering the neon that radiates from the large, brick lined windows. sigh. i want another mangos.