The new buzz word it Gentrification.
according to Wikipedia ... it means...
Gentrification is a trend in urban neighborhoods, which results in increased property values and
the displacing of lower-income families and small businesses.[1] This is a common and controversial topic in urban planning.[2] It refers to shifts in an urban community lifestyle and an
increasing share of wealthier residents and/or
businesses and increasing property values.[3] Gentrification may be viewed as "correction" of blockbusting and urban flight [4] as many gentrified neighborhoods of the present were once
affluent neighborhoods of the past.
Recently used about Sesame
Street move to HBO from PBS.. where it had
been for 40 some odd
years.. It seems that all of the
characters have
according the song of The Jefferson's..... have all "moved on
up"..
Elmo is now living in a
brownstone, and Oscar lives no longer in the
garbage can of old but now
in recycling cans in the garden area.
Those of us who watched this
show with our now adult children in the
70's, are not crazy about
it. They said it speaks of the times, and how
life has been upgraded.
While I find that to not to
be so true, as there are still slums and slum
lords....but there is also
the great move of the Gentrification people. We
all know of neighborhoods
that have been sold out to the highest
bidder.. That now has
townhouses, that those who lived in that area
could no way afford. There are big box stores taking up the
spaces
of what was mom and pop
stores. The Yippee generation has
taken over those of modest
means.
We all have been living in a
town that was just a great little town.
A town that was kind of like
Cheers...where everyone knew your
name.. Which some would say, isn't a good
thing. The town
of Sandpoint, is a good example
of this. The trailer parks are
replaced by townhouses, or
just a huge house. This is where
big money bought out the low
income property. Sold to the
highest bidder.
These buyers either come
themselves or follow those who
move from the big cities to
get away from all the crime and
what ever else they didn't
like about the big cities. Yet
within 5 years they are
promoting... requesting.. working
with the city hall to get
these very values the came here for,
changed over to the exact
things that they were running from.
The land owners, trailer
parks owners, see the big money
that they can get... more
than the rental they are use to
getting.. more than what
they paid for the property years
ago.... and they sell, sell
, sell... And can you blame them?
The ring on the carousel may
not come by again.
After all it disappeared
before... farms that were sold for
4 million dollars.. in the
early 2000's... to put in condos
that sold for $400,000
each.. went awash during the drop
of the economy and hasn't
return yet.
But what about not selling
out... as a matter of Principal?
Instead of going for the big
money.. to go for the smaller
changes and smaller money..
if the town really does have
to up date? What about when there is the big buy, there
be a cause in there, about
replacing the people who were
renting.. to a new place of
equal values... God forbid,
we know they don't want
those people renting their property
for the same amount the
people were paying before.
Maybe for every huge condo,
there be
a low income apts.. and they
have to be built first??
Some how it shouldn't be big
money wins out, the low
income pack up and finds a
way to recoup their lives.
It should be a matter of
principle...
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