What suburbs are the next to be gentrified? (Pittsburgh, Altoona: how much, employment)

[NYCTelevisionWriter]

Originally Posted by FallsAngel

Oh, come on! It was the snark about "those people" not wanting to live around people of lower economic means that pushed my buttons. "Words have meaning".

I was merely quoting someone else's words.

Words have meaning, yes. But a little bit of intellect in understanding their CONTEXT puts it all in perspective.

[Katarina Witt]

Originally Posted by NYCTelevisionWriter

I was merely quoting someone else's words.

Words have meaning, yes. But a little bit of intellect in understanding their CONTEXT puts it all in perspective.

The other person did not say "They want space, privacy, and most importantly a homogenized and sanitized distance between themselves and members of the lower socio-economic classes." Now maybe you could explain that context, so I don't go off assuming you meant something you did not.

[nei]

Originally Posted by FallsAngel

There is a low-income housing project and also a trailer park (a kind of DIY low-income housing project) within walking distance of my house, also a lot of small, single-family house rentals. In point of fact, in smaller suburbs such as Beaver Falls and Louisville, one lives in closer proximity to people of all economic levels than in places like D/T Pittsburgh, Denver and especially NYC!

Checking a map, it looks like both Downtown Pittsburgh and Denver have rather large lower income populations, both higher than Louisville:

Mapping America ? Census Bureau 2005-9 American Community Survey - NYTimes.com

Lower than Beaver Falls, but is a much lower median income than Louisville.

[NYCTelevisionWriter]

Originally Posted by FallsAngel

The other person did not say "They want space, privacy, and most importantly a homogenized and sanitized distance between themselves and members of the lower socio-economic classes." Now maybe you could explain that context, so I don't go off assuming you meant something you did not.

I'm afraid I can't explain it any plainer than it's already written.

[nei]

Originally Posted by PghYinzer

If you grew up where I did, and there was not either of those, or a Starbucks...and you really liked those places, it might help you make your decision.

Or if you want to keep Starbucks as far from you as possible this is the place to be:

Montana town farthest from Starbucks in U.S. | KTVQ.com | Q2 | Billings, Montana

[nei]

Originally Posted by FallsAngel

"Words have meaning".

"When I use a word, it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less."

—Humpty Dumpty, Alice in Wonderland

[Katarina Witt]

Originally Posted by NYCTelevisionWriter

I'm afraid I can't explain it any plainer than it's already written.

So you are asserting that all suburbanites want "space, privacy, and most importantly a homogenized and sanitized distance between themselves and members of the lower socio-economic classes." MmKay!

[NYCTelevisionWriter]

Originally Posted by FallsAngel

So you are asserting that all suburbanites want "space, privacy, and most importantly a homogenized and sanitized distance between themselves and members of the lower socio-economic classes." MmKay!

No, I did not assert that at all.

I never said "all".

[ErnieCF]

What do we think of the Bellevue / Brighton heights area? Seems like once bvue ditches the dry town thing , it could be a great place to live .

[NYCTelevisionWriter]

Originally Posted by ErnieCF

What do we think of the Bellevue / Brighton heights area? Seems like once bvue ditches the dry town thing , it could be a great place to live .

I have always been a fan of Bellevue.

Now THAT is a hidden gem of a neighborhood. Beautiful architecture!