Philadelphia Creative Class (York, Atlantic: middle-class, 2013, neighborhoods)

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Article by Richard Florida on the Creative Class

Class-Divided Cities: Philadelphia Edition - Richard Florida - The Atlantic Cities

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Deep Poverty in Philadelphia: Two Sides to every story

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I've read Richard Florida's essays on the Creative Class before. Per the map he references, I wouldn't necessarily say the population in NW Philly is made up of "creatives" so much as simply white-collar professionals.

Assuming the map is accurate, it does paint a rather stark portrait of the lack of middle-class households in the city.

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Originally Posted by Tone509

I've read Richard Florida's essays on the Creative Class before. Per the map he references, I wouldn't necessarily say the population in NW Philly is made up of "creatives" so much as simply white-collar professionals.

Assuming the map is accurate, it does paint a rather stark portrait of the lack of middle-class households in the city.

It was never really clear to me at all what the difference between white collar professionals and Florida's "Creative class" is, or if there is any at all. I kind of hate the term, actually.

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Sad tales of Philadelphia- improving downtown core along with very nice enclaves like Manayuk, Chestnut Hills and small portion of Germantown West to horrific rest of the city. South Philly is the exceptions. Philly really is in shamble. However, I'm optimistic that the city and its people will get their acts together and gentrify the rest of cities with the help of the neighborhood associations and the economy just like what New York did with Times Sq., Harlem and S. Bronx. Then, this city will be very, very expensive and hot like NY!

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Yikes, I'd rather it not become 'very, very expensive'!

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Originally Posted by Tone509

I've read Richard Florida's essays on the Creative Class before. Per the map he references, I wouldn't necessarily say the population in NW Philly is made up of "creatives" so much as simply white-collar professionals.

Assuming the map is accurate, it does paint a rather stark portrait of the lack of middle-class households in the city.

I don't think this is depicting where the different classes live in the city really. All of Northeast is red, when we know that is a massive middle class bastion. I think this is just showing where the "creative class" lives relative to other forms of employment.... whatever the hell creative class means.

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Originally Posted by Summersm343

I don't think this is depicting where the different classes live in the city really. All of Northeast is red, when we know that is a massive middle class bastion. I think this is just showing where the "creative class" lives relative to other forms of employment.... whatever the hell creative class means.

Good point, there is still a decent middle-class in the NE. I guess I have a hard time determining who the "creative" types are in the NW unless you're talking about the small shop owners.

[FindingZen]

This definition might make it easier to understand where Mr. Florida is coming from.

Creative class - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Originally Posted by Tone509

This definition might make it easier to understand where Mr. Florida is coming from.

Creative class - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

That definition still reads to me as "white collar professional". It's all a bit pretentious.