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downpat t1_iwxv7xl wrote

Reply to comment by FunLife64 in Oak Bakeshop on east side has opened! (more details in comments) by n0m_chompsky

This place, with an “executive pastry chef,” replacing an arguably-sketchy bodega across from a public park named for a prominent member of the Black community (https://www.billytaylorhouse.com/billy-taylor-bio), in a historically Black neighborhood of Providence, is a peak example of gentrification. Don’t be ridiculous!

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FunLife64 t1_iwzqgif wrote

Why did the bodega close?

Im not arguing about whether something is defined as “gentrification”, but my god the east side is known as the fanciest area of Providence. To be shocked that things like a bakery would open in that neighborhood is kinda absurd. You can throw a tennis ball to near $1M houses….that have been that expensive for years.

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