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[QUOTE="Townie72, post: 3062184, member: 780"]
You are right. The population of the Borough has been 15K since the 1930's. The population of the Township in the 1950's was 5K and now it is 45K for a total of 60K in the new "consolidated" Princeton.

Of course lots of the Township people did not work at the University, were new to the area and had their own agenda.  Also, I think that a lot of the University expansion since the 1950's was in the Township, not the Borough. The southern boundary of the Borough runs behind the Clubs on Prospect Street and Palmer Stadium, Jadwin Cage, etc., were in the Township.

I think the replacement of Palmer Stadium was driven by 1.) the deterioration of the concrete horseshoe and 2.) "Right-sizing" the football facility. You just don't need a 45,000 seat stadium when your crowds are less than 5,000. It's embarrassing to see all those empty seats. There may now be some academic buildings on that site, I don't think that was the driver of the decision.

I still have friends and a few relatives that live there. They, of course, have owned their homes for decades. But when someone tells me they have recently paid those Princeton prices and are now paying taxes there, It flashes through my head just how much people will sacrifice to say, "We live in Princeton".

Compared to what it once was, it's tremendously over-crowded, ridiculously over-priced and all the stores and shops that gave the town character are now national chain outlets.
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