Anecdotal story time: I lived in a rough neighborhood in Philly probably at the beginning of the first wave of gentrification in that area. Our house was a re

Anecdotal story time: I lived in a rough neighborhood in Philly probably at the beginning of the first wave of gentrification in that area. Our house was a recent rehab, there were several houses next door that were completely vacant. We would frequent a terrible, dirty, cheap hoagie (or sub for you non-Philadelphians) shop owned by an immigrant family. I was always worried that they would get displaced by the incoming 2nd generation of gentrifiers. Instead they rehabbed their business and now serve expensive sandwiches made with organic ingredients and have a large selection of pricey craft beers. It's still owned by the same family. Now I'm not saying that the gentrification process isn't destructive to a neighborhoods culture, but I don't think it has to be this way.