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Development brings tradeoffs in midtown Gainesville
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The Enclave housing development in midtown Gainesville, sits directly across the road from the Gainesville Housing Authority's apartments on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. - photo by Scott Rogers
Anthony Woodall wonders just how much new residents in midtown Gainesville are willing to withstand the daily sounds of metal clanging, machines roaring and railroad cars rumbling through. This industrial sector of the city, bordered by Jesse Jewell Parkway, E.E. Butler Parkway, Queen City Parkway and Ridge Road, has a lot of character that might be described as stark, gritty and working-class.