it’s the yuppies that go into a place and suck the life out of it. hillcrest, little italy, downtown… they were cool before because there were good places to go for cheap.
boheme (along with all the other new condos) should have been built for the current residents, not for “investors” and yuppies. gentrification happens when you have the residents take ownership of their community and when the resident’s increase in net worth. not by trying to drive out the “bad” ones and importing “good” ones.
Drunkle–I completely agree. The yuppies have sucked the life out of North Park because it has become “edgy and hip.” That means the exact opposite to me….it has become trendy and mainstream, driving up prices.
I have seen those condos–OMG–built poorly too. (Don’t get me started on condo conversions either!). There used to be a Rite Aid there, and next to it, a bakery where you could get fresh bread.
The businesses that will remain have been around….North Park Hardware–gotta love those old guys….they really KNOW what they are talking about….
