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And by pre-gentrification, I mean artists and such are moving into non-affluent neighborhoods and the neighborhood is starting to experience a shift in population.
I'm not looking for neighborhoods that are already gentrified, like The Dogpatch in SF, Williamsburg/Bushwick in Brooklyn, Northern Libs/Fishtown in Philadelphia.
Pre-gentrification happened and continues to happen in East Nashville. Some of it began 20 or so years ago...and those areas are mostly gentrified (though not to the point of being "affluent" in most cases). Now some of the periphery neighborhoods are starting to see it, too.
I think East Hollywood and Koreatown are pre-gentrification. Boyle Heights and Westlake are a notch below (pre-pre-gentrified?) while Central Hollywood and the Historic Core are a notch above (post-pre-gentrification? ).
The only places that I think are fully gentrified (or over-gentrified) in Los Angeles are Santa Monica and Silverlake.
And by pre-gentrification, I mean artists and such are moving into non-affluent neighborhoods and the neighborhood is starting to experience a shift in population.
I'm not looking for neighborhoods that are already gentrified, like The Dogpatch in SF, Williamsburg/Bushwick in Brooklyn, Northern Libs/Fishtown in Philadelphia.
Thanks for your opinions!
West Kensington in Philly (also would add Francisville and Brewerytown in N Philly) and maybe Point Breeze and Grays Ferry in S Philly
FWIW to me Fishtown is very much still in transition as well
Georgetown neighborhood of Seattle is just how you describe pre-gentrification. Artists moving in. There are very few areas of Seattle (which were ever in need of gentrification) which have not been gentrified already, are in the process of, or in pre-gentrification. Georgetown is a good example of the last.
I think East Hollywood and Koreatown are pre-gentrification. Boyle Heights and Westlake are a notch below (pre-pre-gentrified?) while Central Hollywood and the Historic Core are a notch above (post-pre-gentrification? ).
The only places that I think are fully gentrified (or over-gentrified) in Los Angeles are Santa Monica and Silverlake.
Are you counting Los Feliz and Echo Park as part of the greater Silverlake area, or would you consider those to be at a lower stage of gentrification...
Are you counting Los Feliz and Echo Park as part of the greater Silverlake area, or would you consider those to be at a lower stage of gentrification...
I think Echo Park is a separate neighborhood and though it has been gentrifying longer I don't think it is quite at the same level as Silverlake (to some that is better, others worse - I like them about the same). Especially if you consider that a sliver of Echo Park is actually south of the 101, it got split in half by the freeway, that part is closer to Westlake than Silverlake.
Los Feliz and Silverlake seem to be a little more interwoven and I think they are about at the same level, though I think Los Feliz is a little cleaner looking.
One thing to note is I am familiar with the parts of Silverlake and Echo Park that are along Sunset, Santa Monica and Alvarado - not familiar at all with the parts near the 5 freeway other than getting a little lost driving around.
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