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Photos: Gentrification in America and around the world
London, England – In the city where the term "gentrification" was invented, the practice is widespread. In the Elephant and Castle neighborhood in South London, pictured, local residents and businesses have moved out to make way for new developments catering to the new higher-income residents.
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Photos: Gentrification in America and around the world
London, England – South London's landscape has changed dramatically over the past decade thanks to gentrification. Cranes are pictured towering over a former pub in the Deptford neighborhood in 2017.
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Photos: Gentrification in America and around the world
New York City, US – Parts of New York City continue to gentrify at a rapid speed -- the Fort Greene neighborhood in Brooklyn is one example. As far back as 2004, film director Spike Lee, who once lived in Fort Greene, spoke out against gentrification there and accused many newcomers of not respecting the neighborhood's history or character.
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New York City, US – Brooklyn's Dumbo -- "down under the Manhattan bridge overpass" -- was once an area where crime and homelessness were rampant. Over the past decade, however, it has become increasingly gentrified and safe.
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New York City, US – Gentrification in action: a summer patio set is pictured on display at a store in Dumbo, Brooklyn.
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New York City, US – About a decade ago in the Harlem area, international chains -- such as Starbucks -- and more affluent New Yorkers began to arrive, angering long-time residents, who faced pressure from landlords to move as prices rise.
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New York City, US – A 2017 report on the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood in Brooklyn, released by the state of New York, found that new residents there are likely to earn more than long-term residents.
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