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Nor has Portland come close to replenishing the stocks of affordable housing lost as its neighborhoods have gentrified and redeveloped.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2022
As some neighborhoods have gentrified, newcomers may be more likely to be bothered by the noise.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 22, 2020
Rents have skyrocketed as towns along the Columbia have gentrified, becoming destinations for windsurfers, kiteboarders, and other well-off tourists who buy or rent vacation homes.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 9, 2014
The familiar examples of artist-led gentrification—in New York, the East Village, or Williamsburg—are so often cited that one almost forgets the great number of Gotham neighborhoods have gentrified without an artistic assist.
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2013
As the surrounding residences have gentrified, shopping complexes that once catered to Asian immigrants have also transformed.
From Washington Post
