Definitions
displacement
to compel people or animals to move out the area where they live
Who's the author?
Nathan McCall
"We need to define gentrification as separate from the process of displacement."
Justin Davidson
Revitalization
to make something active,healthy, or energetic
What is the day the first chapter takes place?
April 15th
"Gentrification is stripping people not only of their homes but also of their dignity and their lives, and it is effectively whitening public spaces"
Anthea Butler
red lines
refusing to give out a loan to someone because they live in an area deemed to be a poor financial risk
who is the narrator referring to when talking about Caesar?
the government
"Gentrification is a public policy for managing stangers: a way of removing those who would be eyesores; those who reduce the value of a neighborhood; those who proximity would be registered as a price"
Sara Ahmed
white flight
white people move out of neighborhoods as more people of colors move in
What does the narrator mean when he talk about "when they struck the planes"
he refer to 9/11 and how there was a increase in patriotism
"Artists are always the Johnny Appleseed of gentrification"
Scott Hutchins
The Ellis Act
A California law that let landlords evict tenants so they can permanently stop renting out their property
what are some changes in the neighborhood after Barlowe gets out of jail
ex: ash-brick factories being turned to trendy lofts, increased in surveillance
"Some people are afraid of gentrification, but what I see is young people want to live in a different world. And they see possibilities here. They see rents are relatively cheap compared to places like New York and California"
Grace Lee Boggs