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Originally Posted by M II A II R II K
Gentrification can also displace a neighbourhood's unique character with its mom & pop and novelty shops and replace it with meaningless chain stores that you can see anywhere.
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Now here is an interesting topic of conversation.
This obviously totally depends on the nature of the gentrifiers and the market that you’re in. I’m sure there are places where beloved local delis get replaced by Subway and Quiznos, but I’d expect that happens less and less, and certainly not in the archetypal hotbeds of gentrification. In fact I’d expect these days it’s more likely to be the opposite, with chain restaurants and stores being replaced with (more expensive) foodie restaurants and boutiques. Sure there’s an end stage where the bank branches move in (but then lack of banking services is often brought up as a problem in poor neighborhoods).