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Originally Posted by Kevin
I practice eminent domain law, representing landowners against the government. Good enough? And gentrification is going on in the neighborhood my office is in. It's also going on in the neighborhood about 1/2 mile away from here. They got rid of a bunch of crack houses and really brought an old neighborhood back from the brink. There's a really nice strip of art galleries, a few high-end restaurants, a hipster-frequented pizza place, a great annual arts festival, lots of economic activity, lots of filled up rent houses and apartments, a really great vibe. Yeah, gentrification sucks.
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Like others have said, gentrification can be both good and bad, but let's not kid ourselves -- "crack houses" aren't the only places being torn down. Sometimes, areas that aren't desirable to a certain demographic are the ones being flipped. Sure, the areas may look nicer, but there is often history and tradition that's lost in the process.