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The Gentrification of New Orleans
Posted on 8/3/15 at 4:08 pm
Posted on 8/3/15 at 4:08 pm
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Baratunde @baratunde "No one ever moved to New Orleans to watch a middle-aged white guy practice law." #NOLA #Gentrification
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Gentrification is spreading across the country with mixed results. In regards to New Orleans thought, outside of the French Quarter area how much of a threat is it to maintaining the essence of the city?
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Posted on 8/3/15 at 4:10 pm to undecided
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how much of a threat is it
Posted on 8/3/15 at 4:10 pm to undecided
There is no gentrification happening in New Orleans
Posted on 8/3/15 at 4:11 pm to undecided
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area how much of a threat is it to maintaining the essence of the city?
I thought Houston got all the essence after Katrina
Posted on 8/3/15 at 4:12 pm to undecided
Posted on 8/3/15 at 4:14 pm to undecided
What would you say makes up this "essence" and why would gentrification be bad for its essence?
This post was edited on 8/3/15 at 4:15 pm
Posted on 8/3/15 at 4:15 pm to undecided
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Historically, the lion's share of New Orleans renters lived in singles, doubles and small apartment buildings owned by mom-and-pop landlords, said Daniels. After the storm, many of these owners lacked the capacity to bring their units back online. A federally funded program was meant to help them rebuild affordable rental units, but it only ended up awarding grants to 4,500 landlords, a quarter of the number originally hoped for.
That was part of a larger failure by federal authorities, who had no disaster housing plan before Katrina struck, leading to widespread, and sometimes permanent, displacement, said Cashauna Hill, director of the Fair Housing Action Center.
Supply has also been dampened by the many properties that remain in government hands.
2,000-3,000 properties, depending on how you count them, are effectively owned by the city, forfeited to the government for long-term failure to pay property taxes. ?
1,872 are owned by the New Orleans Redevelopment Authority, which took over many of the properties sold to the state by owners who took the Road Home's buyout options.?
700 potential rental units on 230 properties rendered uninhabitable by the storm are owned by the Housing Authority of New Orleans and have yet to be developed.?
Appears to be a supply and demand issue as much as anything. Why is the government just sitting on property that could be generating revenue for the city?
This post was edited on 8/3/15 at 4:16 pm
Posted on 8/3/15 at 4:17 pm to undecided
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how much of a threat is it to maintaining the essence of the city?
The culture will continue to murder one another, just in smaller pockets. Looks like the Central City culture will be pushed into the East and Lower Ninth culture.
Posted on 8/3/15 at 4:22 pm to undecided
I do enjoy the not well hidden implication that white people don't contribute anything to culture. 
Posted on 8/3/15 at 4:25 pm to undecided
Why is gentrification bad? Are we supposed to want a city that looks like a shite hole?
Posted on 8/3/15 at 4:32 pm to undecided
In the 50's and 60's, white people leaving New Orleans for the suburbs = bad.
Today, white people moving into New Orleans = bad.
I get the guy that's struggling at a poorly paying job in the back of a restaurant. I really get that. Feel for the guy.
But this idea that there's some secret white agenda to "push out the poor folks" is disingenuous at best, and retarded at worst.
In New Orleans' entire history, it has been a majority white city. But there's some revisionist history going on that it's always been 68% black.... and needs to stay that way. And that every black person in New Orleans is a kid who plays a horn.
LaToya Cantrell's thoughts on the issue was that, basically, don't come into a black neighborhood and complain about the kids playing horns in the streets. In other words, if you're white and you move into a neighborhood that's not currently all-white, disturbing the peace and noise ordinances don't apply. Don't be coming in here with all your laws and civil expectations and stuff.
Today, white people moving into New Orleans = bad.
I get the guy that's struggling at a poorly paying job in the back of a restaurant. I really get that. Feel for the guy.
But this idea that there's some secret white agenda to "push out the poor folks" is disingenuous at best, and retarded at worst.
In New Orleans' entire history, it has been a majority white city. But there's some revisionist history going on that it's always been 68% black.... and needs to stay that way. And that every black person in New Orleans is a kid who plays a horn.
LaToya Cantrell's thoughts on the issue was that, basically, don't come into a black neighborhood and complain about the kids playing horns in the streets. In other words, if you're white and you move into a neighborhood that's not currently all-white, disturbing the peace and noise ordinances don't apply. Don't be coming in here with all your laws and civil expectations and stuff.
Posted on 8/3/15 at 4:33 pm to undecided
I love it when the blacks get all confused about what to bitch about. "Not enough white people live in our city destroying the schools and neighborhoods." "Too many white people live in our city causing home prices to be too high." frick them.
Posted on 8/3/15 at 5:37 pm to undecided
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the working poor will no longer have a place in the neighborhoods they used to call home.
i love when people bitch about gentrificaiton
the place "they used to call home" means a shite hole. i love those who want to protect shite holes. it's irrationality in action
Posted on 8/3/15 at 6:13 pm to undecided
I live in Bayou st john and it's in full swing here. I love it
Posted on 8/3/15 at 6:15 pm to undecided
New Orleans was only 25% black until the late 60s. This notion that it's a historically black city is silly.
Posted on 8/3/15 at 7:30 pm to undecided
To answer the OP's question, gentrification will indeed affect the "essence" of the city. I think it's safe to assume essence in this context is defined as: neighborhood identity, music, traditions, etc omitting drugs, violence, blight, and crime. Gentrification of neighborhoods will price out residents to be moved into affordable neighborhoods in other areas of the city. Nevertheless, these residents will still be in town and they will be able to congregate in the historic cultural centers but not live there.
The largest contribution of "essence" being lost should be attributed to the demolition of the housing projects. That itself has very little to do with reverse white flight.
The largest contribution of "essence" being lost should be attributed to the demolition of the housing projects. That itself has very little to do with reverse white flight.
Posted on 8/3/15 at 8:05 pm to undecided
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Gentrification of New Orleans
I'm loving it and hating it, such is life.
People tore up the small homes and doubles when the white flight happened. Now that they have torn up the burbs where the whites moved to they want something new to tear up. Good luck with that at the prices homes in most all parts of the inner city are going for.
Posted on 8/3/15 at 8:06 pm to undecided
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Housing advocates are increasingly worried the future of New Orleans might be one where, unless the city undertakes some policy changes, the working poor will no longer have a place in the neighborhoods they used to call home.
Gentrification is not a bad thing. Property values and quality of life improves. Those who work but can't afford the new values, move a little further out. In doing so, they are actually upgrading that part of town - and eventually those values increase because of a new more affluent demographic.
Posted on 8/3/15 at 8:09 pm to undecided
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Baratunde @baratunde "No one ever moved to New Orleans to watch a middle-aged white guy practice law." #NOLA #Gentrification
Yeah, cause they were definitely here for murders, drugs, and run down shantys
Posted on 8/3/15 at 8:25 pm to undecided
Nola's demographics/crime stats haven't changed much as most of the ghetto trash being pushed out are still staying within the city limits (Nola East and Algiers).
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