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Old 02-28-2014, 12:14 AM
 
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I agree with you totally. It has potential
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Old 02-28-2014, 12:15 AM
 
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Yahh... Thanks I will search that now i appreciate the help!
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Old 02-28-2014, 06:12 AM
 
Location: Philadelphia
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Well i guess i was speaking about the cons but obviously i didn't clarify enough. It is a great thing to revitalize a community and bring financial investment in it but the problem is the people that live in the community are being pushed out of the community and being marginalized. It affects generations that have been there but are forced to leave because they can't afford property taxes and other expenses. Gentrification is one of those topics that can be debated because in reality the most people benefiting from it are those with economic, social and political power. I interviewed a few residents within the community and their responses were mixed. SO i guess the comment i should have made is "Gentrification is controversial". It has pros and cons
Too bad for the people that live in the community who get "pushed out and marginalized" ... Nobody feels sorry for the white working class when they get pushed out of their neighborhoods by minorities. Just sayin'. At least the homeowners getting pushed out of gentrifying neighborhoods can walk away with a nice chunk of dough ... The same can't be said for homeowners getting pushed out of once stable "changing" neighborhoods.
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Old 02-28-2014, 07:33 AM
 
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McVeigh Playground and the white/hispanic fighting of the 1990s is mentioned in Buzz Bisinger's A Prayer For The City. Very interesting stuff..

What do you mean by persecuted though?
They city basically made them share (hand over) the playground by temporarily saturating it with cops and "crisis intervention" types. Most of the whites left after that. The newspapers always wrote about how bad the whites were but in reality the place wasn't and isn't safe for them.

I don't think the neighborhood is a good place to live these days.
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Old 02-28-2014, 04:03 PM
 
Location: Philadelphia
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They city basically made them share (hand over) the playground by temporarily saturating it with cops and "crisis intervention" types. Most of the whites left after that. The newspapers always wrote about how bad the whites were but in reality the place wasn't and isn't safe for them.

I don't think the neighborhood is a good place to live these days.
It's a drug-infested hellhole.
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Old 03-01-2014, 06:51 PM
 
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No information on Kensington, but wanted to say I'm a Temple Alum and took that class! We did the Fairmount area.

If possible speak with the Norris Town Civic Association, I'm sure they would have a lot to tell you.

Good Luck!
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Old 03-19-2014, 10:46 AM
 
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kensington is by far the biggest open air market on the east coast if not the whole country, its the craziest part of philly by far
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Old 03-19-2014, 11:22 AM
 
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As a person who has had to move twice because of Section 8 renters and the crime increase that comes with them, I would far prefer gentrification. Sure it causes property taxes to go up but as Larry Bowa said, at least you can make a nice profit from the increased home values.

My last move was from lower Northeast Philly and I had to do something that I was really trying to avoid.
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