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Called "turbo-gentrification" by sociologist Alan Wolfe, particular areas of study of the process have been done in South End, Bay Village, and West Cambridge. In Boston's North End , the removal of the noisy Central Artery elevated highway attracted younger, more affluent new residents, in place of the traditional Italian immigrant culture.
Longfellow House–Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site. West Cambridge, also known as "Area 10", is a neighborhood in Cambridge, Massachusetts.It is bounded by the Charles River on the south, JFK Street on the east, Concord Avenue on the north, and Fresh Pond, Aberdeen Avenue, and the Watertown line on the west.
Gentrification with a typical ranch house side by side with a bauhaus house in Dallas, Texas in 2020. Gentrification is the process whereby the character of a neighborhood changes through the influx of more affluent residents (the "gentry") and investment. [1] [2] There is no agreed-upon definition of gentrification.
Exactly how many stayed in Boston is unknown, but it was enough to make Italians the second largest ancestry group in Boston, after the Irish. Most settled initially in the North End; others settled in East Boston, the West End, Roxbury, and other neighborhoods. These groups of Italians now mainly reside in the suburbs mostly north/northwest of ...
West Cambridge, Massachusetts may refer to: An old name for the municipality of Arlington, Massachusetts; West Cambridge (neighborhood), Cambridge, Massachusetts
West was a successful entrepreneur before he "picked up a habit" of stealing from houses during showings. He spent 14 years in prison. Walker was 16 when he was arrested for breaking someone’s ...
Maybe we all watched a little too much This Is Us and are still mourning the loss of Jack Pearson, or maybe a kitchen mishap as a child has left us wary of slow cookers. Whatever the case may be ...
Since the late 1990s, East Cambridge and its neighbor Lechmere Square have undergone a gentrification process, as old factories have been converted into condominiums and office space. The neighborhood is currently the site of most of large scale developments in Cambridge, including North Point, which plans over a dozen residential towers. In ...