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Old 02-18-2016, 02:10 PM
 
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By East LA, i mean Boyle Heights, Lincoln Heights, El Serreno , Unicoperated East Los Angeles.

So does anybody else feel like it's happening too slow? Curbed LA forecasted gentrification to be at full speed by end of 2015. This might very well be the most resistant and anti-gentrification neighborhood in U.S history.


Oakland gave in pretty quick, Brooklyn put up a good fight but the yuppies conquered, you'd think Boyle Heights is next but i guess Skidrow is like a force field barrior for many, preventing even the most confident urban explorers from venturing East of Pershing Square

Let's be honest, many Westsiders don't even go east of The 110, let alone The 405.

http://m.la.curbed.com/archives/2015...hot_spot_1.php

http://m.la.curbed.com/archives/2015...rification.php
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Old 02-18-2016, 02:25 PM
 
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I don't know when or how fast but it's definitely going to happen within the next few years. Not fast enough for some but probably way too fast for those that live there.
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Old 02-18-2016, 02:58 PM
 
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Let's be honest, many Westsiders don't even go east of The 110
Who said they even venture that far.
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Old 02-18-2016, 03:00 PM
 
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East LA is a real dumpy area with a gang presence that is still pretty heavy. I don't see it gentrifying any time soon. At least areas like Echo Park, Silver Lake, and Venice had redeeming qualities like nice hills and an ocean as well as close proximity to areas with amenities, shopping, etc. East LA near the 5 is close to downtown, but the area is just super ugly and very homogeneous ethnically whereas some other gentrified neighborhoods still had a little bit of an ethnic mix even when they weren't as desirable.
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Old 02-18-2016, 03:10 PM
 
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but the area is just super ugly and very homogeneous ethnically
Not as ugly as some other parts..
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Old 02-18-2016, 07:31 PM
 
Location: Los Angeles, CA
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East LA is a real dumpy area with a gang presence that is still pretty heavy. I don't see it gentrifying any time soon. At least areas like Echo Park, Silver Lake, and Venice had redeeming qualities like nice hills and an ocean as well as close proximity to areas with amenities, shopping, etc. East LA near the 5 is close to downtown, but the area is just super ugly and very homogeneous ethnically whereas some other gentrified neighborhoods still had a little bit of an ethnic mix even when they weren't as desirable.
You've never been to Boyle heights have you?
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Old 02-18-2016, 07:48 PM
 
Location: Los Angeles,CA & Scottsdale, AZ
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Yeah, maybe it's because east LA is 97 percent Hispanic, other neighborhoods that have been gentrified were more diverse racially. Another reason could be the fact that it is pretty isolated from the stereotypical LA areas on the westside.
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Old 02-18-2016, 08:26 PM
 
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By East LA, i mean Boyle Heights, Lincoln Heights, El Serreno , Unicoperated East Los Angeles.

So does anybody else feel like it's happening too slow? Curbed LA forecasted gentrification to be at full speed by end of 2015. This might very well be the most resistant and anti-gentrification neighborhood in U.S history.


Oakland gave in pretty quick, Brooklyn put up a good fight but the yuppies conquered, you'd think Boyle Heights is next but i guess Skidrow is like a force field barrior for many, preventing even the most confident urban explorers from venturing East of Pershing Square

Let's be honest, many Westsiders don't even go east of The 110, let alone The 405.

Will Boyle Heights Be LA's Gentrification Hot Spot of 2015? - GentrificationWatch - Curbed LA

Boyle Heights is Winning Its War Against Gentrification - GentrificationWatch - Curbed LA
Probably the areas directly East of Skid Row will take off as the city and state develop more comprehensive plans on where to put those people, and when police are then give the authority to arrest those people.

Those days are coming.
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Old 02-19-2016, 12:35 AM
 
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It's too far away from white people
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Old 02-19-2016, 02:13 AM
 
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LOL people have this funny idea that areas simply just "gentrify" out of thin air, just "because".

East LA has never been on the gentrification radar.

Oakland's gentrification is very slow too.

Most of the gentrified areas in Oakland were already white, they just became more affluent. The actual gentrification of North and West Oakland has been a very, very, slow going.

It's easier for yuppies to just move into kitschy areas and push the artists/creatives out. Being an urban pioneer takes actual risk and sweat equity. And it is typically a very slow process. Generic mainstream yuppies don't have time for that, it is just easier for them to out bid everyone and move on.
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