Posts Tagged ‘gentrification’

The Elusive Logic Behind AVI Data

The Elusive Logic Behind AVI Data

February 18, 2013  |  Morning Blend

Critiquing the numbers of AVI, gentrification and ennui for Saffron, the American chestnut: a survival story in Roxborough, and more light bulbs to be replaced > more

In The Neighborhood, Defying Labels

In The Neighborhood, Defying Labels

November 14, 2012  |  Last Light

Jessie Fox spent more than a year photographing the neighborhood lately dubbed "Templetown." Her photos, published for the first time here, document a rich vein of community life > more

To Beautify Or Gentrify?

To Beautify Or Gentrify?

November 12, 2012  |  Morning Blend

A Francisville community garden to be developed, West Philly High to become lofts, Lit Brothers LED sign approved, the ever-steepening decline of Philly newspapers, and Joe Frazier gets as a grave marker > more

Northern Liberties Then & Now

Northern Liberties Then & Now

August 10, 2012  |  Last Light

Northern Liberties has changed so much lately that even 10 years ago seems like a distant era. Join us as we take a dip via photo essay into the semi-recent past, when rotting factories and vacant lots still dotted the neighborhood > more

So Long, Snow White

So Long, Snow White

January 13, 2012  |  Buzz

A venerable Center City luncheonette is history > more