tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148895566137990424.post8674653957252070893..comments2024-01-29T21:57:46.033+00:00Comments on Sociology in My Neighborhood: DC Ward Six: Murals and GentrificationJohanna Bockmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08212564448840979369noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148895566137990424.post-85788980122625845912013-03-21T12:46:39.541+00:002013-03-21T12:46:39.541+00:00Here is the Census data I am referring to:
http://...Here is the Census data I am referring to:<br />http://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0056/tab23.pdfJohanna Bockmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08212564448840979369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148895566137990424.post-88744147714409415712013-03-21T12:36:50.891+00:002013-03-21T12:36:50.891+00:00Well, I am glad that it is very clear that some wh...Well, I am glad that it is very clear that some who support gentrification blame African Americans in their entirety for the "destruction" of DC. I had long suspected this. Here are some thoughts based on the social science research:<br />1) in the 1970s and then particularly the 1980s, cities worldwide were in fiscal crisis and the resulting problems this caused. This worldwide crisis caused cities to shift gears and search for new forms of investment, while, as sociologist Greta Krippner explains, the financialization of the global economy suddenly made enormous amounts of money available for investment, particularly in American cities. <br />2) What about the whites who gave up on the District, such as the at least 172,000 whites (the largest drop in District history) who left the District in the 1950s when whites likely controlled every political position and position of influence in the city? What were the consequences of this movement of income out of the city? This kind of movement happened all across the United States with devastating impacts on city budgets. <br />Doesn't the displacement of low-income District residents from the District destroy the District? Johanna Bockmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08212564448840979369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148895566137990424.post-73226406370120287762013-03-19T13:16:18.100+00:002013-03-19T13:16:18.100+00:00This article assumes that gentrification is a bad ...This article assumes that gentrification is a bad thing. I disagree. Gentrification has spruced up the city and made it safer. Should we not improve the city because property values might go up? Let's not forget that blacks destroyed DC.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148895566137990424.post-42617442305542576532013-03-18T21:14:25.744+00:002013-03-18T21:14:25.744+00:00In case you haven't heard about these folks:
...In case you haven't heard about these folks:<br /><br /> http://dc.urbanturf.com/articles/blog/one_on_one_making_murals_to_transform_a_city/6798Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com