tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899847539073422781.post8915029216579288476..comments2013-02-21T20:35:15.029-08:00Comments on A Life Domestic: A record of what matters to usMainland Sisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13646776463451024139noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899847539073422781.post-21987590640527992092008-09-04T21:14:00.000-07:002008-09-04T21:14:00.000-07:00No matter what you call it, gentrification or urba...No matter what you call it, gentrification or urban renewal, it's a tough spot to be in. It seems like being conscious of what inequities are playing out in your wake already puts you ahead of most folks, who participate in the encroachment/displacement cycle without really knowing it. Not that guilt should solve all, but in my view, participating and investing in your community--rather than just looking for a good deal or hoping your home value will go up (I know you're just renting)--is probably just what gentrifying neighborhoods need.Mainland Sisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13646776463451024139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899847539073422781.post-87268097417101590302008-09-02T18:10:00.000-07:002008-09-02T18:10:00.000-07:00we just moved into a new house. a large (feeling) ...we just moved into a new house. a large (feeling) 3-story row house in SW Philly (the northeast part of SW Philly). We are part of the slow tentacle invasion of gentrification, even though we're renters. My neighbors, however, are wonderful and friendly -- the most friendly I've encountered in Philly. What does it mean when your neighbor sits on your door step because she likes to sit outside and she likes the light that your house's street light gives and tells you after a friendly conversation while you're walking in the door that she used to live in your house until the owner sold it to an Irish couple, forcing she and her family to move, and that she wishes the owner would have told her mom who would have tried to raise the money to buy the house?CheriBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11424741085055013624noreply@blogger.com