Where Can I Live - A Story Of Gentrification

Year Published: 1984

Creator: Division Of Document Associates 1697 Broadway #802

Format: 16mm

Sound: sound

Description: Describes gentrification as a process by which an underdeveloped urban neighborhood is 'upgraded' by real estate speculation, with higher income individuals moving in and upgrading existing properties. Proceeds to document such a process in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Shows what often happens to existing residents and how they joined together to establish block associations, rent strikes and take legal action. results were a new sense of community and purpose.


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