Very nice. Not sure 55 years is the right scale for discussing gentrification, maybe update it by year. I5, Emanuel Hospital and the Colosseum were not there then. Feature story?
There were probably similare ill feelings among the whites who were there before it became a predominantly black neighborhood. But is racism by blacks more acceptable than racism by whites? I thought the goal was not to be bothered by the people of another race moving into the house or business next door.
@frankieb Because Oregon wouldn't let black people in at first remember? The whole state was basically white only unless you are willing to build a railroad for us and are Chinese thank you.
@stu The whiteys on here are the prize winners in Missing The Fucking Point. I didn't know there were so many members of the city council that read the Mercury!
This area was first populated by German immigrants before it became black, wasn't it?
To be fair, unless I've been completely oblivious there aren't that many coffee shops on Williams. Maybe 2?
Also, St Vincent dePaul's SALVAGE BAR! Ha.
Of course, that would be "change", "modernization", "progress", "improvement" etc. It's only a bad thing if black people lived there.