My heart pings when I watch your videos. Born in Philly and am from the Elmwood area. Our family left during the white flight, but my heart remains in Philly. Always will.
Point Breeze recent changes are kinda nuts. In 2010, the neighborhood was around ~80% black, and in 2020 it was ~45%. The median household income also rose by $40k, which is absolutely bonkers!!! This is plain to see with the amount of new construction that has been going on. There has been a large influx of white people moving in who now make up like ~35% of residents, as well many more new Latino residents. I feel like there is still some racial tension in the neighborhood, but in a much more subdued undercurrent kinda way? I feel like a lot of old residents resent the fact that their neighborhood has changed so damn quickly. I mean how could you not? Other people seem to welcome the improvements that only seem to come after wealthier and white residents start moving in. I mean it is kinda shitty that city services only start improving after that happens, especially when the city is supposed to be serving all citizens equally. I mean I don’t have any answers or anything else to add, just think the recent history is interesting subject to think on.
Nice quick tour, a minor correction, the one neighborhood is called Lower Moyamensing not Moyamensing
Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Happy holidays
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moyamensing,_Philadelphia
I have not seen you in a while, welcome back. Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours.
Good history lesson impressive 👏🏾
Fantastic Job Bro.
Thank you!
My heart pings when I watch your videos. Born in Philly and am from the Elmwood area. Our family left during the white flight, but my heart remains in Philly. Always will.
Point Breeze recent changes are kinda nuts. In 2010, the neighborhood was around ~80% black, and in 2020 it was ~45%. The median household income also rose by $40k, which is absolutely bonkers!!! This is plain to see with the amount of new construction that has been going on. There has been a large influx of white people moving in who now make up like ~35% of residents, as well many more new Latino residents.
I feel like there is still some racial tension in the neighborhood, but in a much more subdued undercurrent kinda way? I feel like a lot of old residents resent the fact that their neighborhood has changed so damn quickly. I mean how could you not? Other people seem to welcome the improvements that only seem to come after wealthier and white residents start moving in. I mean it is kinda shitty that city services only start improving after that happens, especially when the city is supposed to be serving all citizens equally.
I mean I don’t have any answers or anything else to add, just think the recent history is interesting subject to think on.
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Money for Nothing was a great movie 🍿 Riveting ☃️.
So what about southwest where all the Africans are at and where they have all the flags?