Gentrification in West Philly continues to spread - The Triangle
2020年2月28日 · The slow advancement of gentrification in West Philadelphia appears to have reached 52nd street, and many West Philly locals are unhappy. Talk of proposed improvements to the area and attempts to make it safer presented by urban designer Jonas Maciunas was met with fears of gentrification by West Philly residents.
3 maps that explain gentrification in Philadelphia - WHYY
2018年3月14日 · The map shows gentrification clustered in census tracts close to Center City including Graduate Hospital, the East Passyunk section of South Philadelphia and Northern Liberties while showing that many more neighborhoods across the city experienced “statistically significant drops in income” in the 14 years studied.
Penn's Complicated Relationship with Gentrification in West ...
2017年10月11日 · Today West Philadelphia bears one particular descriptor: gentrified. Phil Tedros (C ’20) lived in the Southwest Philly neighborhood of Eastwick prior to coming to Penn. Eastwick is, as he says, “super residential,” replete with rowhomes and mom–and–pop shops.
Gentrification - Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia
Even as Philadelphia experienced deindustrialization and decline in the 1970s, a handful of neighborhoods began to experience a phenomenon known as gentrification—a process where affluent individuals settled in lower-income areas.
West Philly gentrification means upheaval for these longtime …
West Philly gentrification means upheaval for these longtime residents WHYY story by Katie Colaneri Connecting the Past with the Present, Building Community, Creating a Legacy
Mapping Inequality and Gentrification in Philadelphia - ArcGIS …
2022年3月18日 · A key feature of gentrification is the disruption of existing communities and pricing out of long-term residents. In Philadelphia, considered a city of neighborhoods, community-level interaction is socially and culturally very important, particularly to families who have lived here for 100 years or more.
Gentrified: Stories from rapidly changing Philadelphia - WHYY
“Gentrification” is a word that gets tossed around a lot, especially in Philadelphia, a city where some neighborhoods are experiencing rapid demographic shifts. Graham wants the main beneficiaries to be people like herself, residents who stuck with the neighborhood during its darkest moments.
Real Estate, Gentrification, and West Philly - ArcGIS StoryMaps
2019年9月20日 · How could we assess the profitability and sustainability of a new urgent care center in West Philadelphia? Do long-time residents of West Philadelphia ever get to experience the benefits of gentrification, or just the costs?
Gentrification in Philadelphia: What Is It? Why Does It Matter?
2024年9月21日 · Philly, especially during the peak of its urban decay, was defined by empty warehouses and worn-down abandoned industrial factories, but its economic restoration created a new problem: gentrification. Fishtown, Northern Liberties, and West Philly all see sleek new modern condos rise where empty lots once stood.
Gentrification in Philadelphia - Wikipedia
The impact of gentrification has been felt most in a number of neighborhoods around Center City such as lower North Philadelphia, Francisville, Northern Liberties, Fishtown, Kensington, Fairmount, Center City West, Hawthorne, University City, Point Breeze, and Grays Ferry.