Is your city replacing ghetto with new development? (living, crime, places)

[kcmo]

OK, I see lots of "ghetto" threads all the time. This or that city is ghetto. Which I think is BS and unfair most of the time to label a city an entire city like that.

I extensively travel the country and tend to get to every major city once every 2-3 years.

What I have seen over the past ten years is ghettos slowly giving way to young professionals, condos, dog parks, retail centers etc. You know, basically gentrification of blightened urban areas that border the more vibrant central city or CBD areas. What happens it seems is the ghetto element is pushed out of these areas and into other areas or even other cities or suburbs. Most of the time the size of the “ghetto” gets smaller, but those smaller areas end up with even more crime.

So my question is how much ghetto has been “re-discovered” in major cities across the county and are now no longer considered ghetto. These areas could even be some of the more expensive parts of a city now.

So has your city replaced ghetto with condos and sidewalk cafes?

Here in KCMO it has happened to some degree. KC has been busy just trying to get its central business district respectable again and restoring entire vacant warehouse districts to worry about its ghetto, but there have been some success stories, but nothing like I have seen in other cities.

I was just in Chicago and the old "southside" stereotypes are quickly being replaced with condo buildings and urban big boxes.

Thoughts?

[Infamous92]

New York City is trying to do that too.

Harlem is a good example, the South Bronx & Bed-Stuy are starting to become the next "targets".

The rest of the hoods bite the dust.

[BigCityGuy]

Originally Posted by Infamous92

New York City is trying to do that too.

Harlem is a good example, the South Bronx & Bed-Stuy are starting to become the next "targets".

The rest of the hoods bite the dust.

Actually they have been targets as well as 90 other neighborhoods and business districts across the city that will be rezoned since 2 years ago. They just couldn't get moving fast enough.

[PDX_LAX]

It's replacing ghettos with sleek condos and coffee shops, but all that really does is force poverty elsewhere.

[irishimm]

And destroys the character and fabric of the city. How about improving neighborhoods without making them some yuppie/hipster reinvention?

[ryanswindle]

Denver is a great example of this. Five Points, LoDo, and the new Santa Fe arts district are surprisingly quick large turn arounds.

Though some from other places may claim these were never actual ghettos anyway, living in Pittsburgh now and seeing true urban decay I guess I could somewhat agree.

[cityboi757]

Norfolk is replacing ghettos with medium density apartments/ condos, retail, and office buildings in something called "st. paul's quadrant"

[ElizaTeal]

Why would anyone want to keep ghettos? Who wants to look at urban blight? You be poor and still have some pride in your neighborhood.

[Venom]

All I want is to be able to eat Gyros, Tacos, shishkabobs, freakin Korean food, Chinese, arabian, and food from everywhere Instead of being forced to go to stupid coffeeshops


and see cheap clothing stores replaced with stores that have ugly expensive clothing that I will never wear.

Albany park, Chicago is not Ghetto, and it is being gentrified.


most of Chicago's northside was not ghetto, and it was gentrified.

If you really want to improve something, why not gentrify all of Madison street

[blkgiraffe]

Houston's 4th ward has been developed with condos and townhouses. I believe 3rd Ward is next.