Character_Macaron133 t1_j269p3b wrote
Reply to comment by Dryheavemorning in Philadelphia mayoral candidates on gentrification: Parker, Gym, and Quiñones Sánchez talk solutions by outerspace29
Ironic considering the inquirer did a study and showed that fairmount went from predominantly African American to nearly completely white
NonIdentifiableUser t1_j26pija wrote
Dude Fairmount has been around in one form or another since the earliest days of the city. It only became predominantly black in the mid-20th century. Demographics tend to be fluid and change over time, specific groups don’t get to dictate that they are the rightful residents of a specific area.
Character_Macaron133 t1_j26qujt wrote
The inquirer even called the change in the neighborhood a whitewashing versus gentrification
GooFoYouPal t1_j26x17w wrote
My family has lived in Fairmount since the 40s. It was Irish, Eastern European, and Puerto Rican.
TreeMac12 t1_j28qk0d wrote
If everyone was entitled to subsidized housing based on where their family once lived, everyone in South Jersey and Delco with an Italian grandmother would get a free house in South Philly.
Indiana_Jawnz t1_j2b528m wrote
Cool, what were the demographics in 1920?
Neighborhoods change.
TreeMac12 t1_j28pv48 wrote
>the inquirer did a study
You had me until you brought up the Inquirer. They are useless anymore.
Anyone who has lived in Philadelphia more than a few years knows that Fairmount was historically Irish, Lithuanian and Ukrainian. In other words, the whitest people:
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