Throughout the course of our adventures on May 13 we were
exposed to several different phases of gentrification. The first neighbourhood where
this phenomenon can be seen is in early phases of the gentrification process, some
of the buildings are in the process of being upgraded. Currently the
neighbourhood consists of young adults and possibly students, but there is
still a strong presence of small families with young children. However, as the top photo displays the overall appearance of the buildings is not overly attractive as there are very large amounts of graffiti. There are several
pubs and cafes in the area, and the diversity of the shops is very great. In
the second neighbourhood visited the processes of gentrification were nearing
completion, in this neighbourhood almost all of the buildings had been recently
updated, the shops consisted mostly of coffee houses and small restaurants,
more family friendly establishments. This area mainly consisted of families
with young children. Small children rode they’re bikes on the sidewalks
alongside their parents, and children walked home from school freely. The bottom photo displays this area, wherein, the buildings have obviously been restored recently and appear to be much more attractive.
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