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October 12th, 2012
thesmithian
'...These phenomena can be seen in almost every American city; anyone traveling from west Los Angeles to the east side can see the divide between the posh shops and restaurants nearer the beach and greater commercial vacancies, abandoned factories and empty offices further inland. That this is happening as well in “booming” Brooklyn is rarely acknowledged, but worth confronting. We need to learn not only how to hype “hip” cities, but think about how to restore them as aspirational places for those who aren’t members of the privileged and cool set.'
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    “Worldwide phenomenon” how come we don’t talk about this more?
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    @fuzunina our conversation re: gentrification in Braamfontein and Maboneng. An American perspective.
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