Besides the impact gentrification has had on the people who live in cities, Winifred Curran examines how manufacturing businesses are being forced to move out of cities and either relocate or cease to exist. Rather than placing the blame on competition between global manufacturing businesses and deindustrialization, Curran makes a […]
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In her works, “‘From the Frying Pan to the Oven’: Gentrification and the Experience of Industrial Displacement in Williamsburg, Brooklyn,” and “In Defense of Old Industrial Spaces: Manufacturing, Creativity and Innovation in Williamsburg, Brooklyn,” Winifred Curran sheds light on the effects of industrial displacement, which she distinguishes from deindustrialization as […]
