New York City is constantly changing, so gentrification is always looming over it. Whether that’s good, bad or inconsequential is up to you to decide, but seeing the change that it brings to a neighborhood visually is always a surprise.
Kent Ave and N7th, Williamsburg, 7 years apart.
Also Kent Avenue in Williamsburg, 7 years apart. Is this really the same place??
614 Atlantic Avenue. Drastic.
STORE FRONT: The Disappearing Face of New York is a book/group that shows just how much family-owned, private businesses in New York are threatened by chains: here’s some of their evidence. These photos were taken ten years apart.
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Yay, another Chase.
Yay, another Subway.
Another day, another family business replaced.
Look familiar?
Dunkin’ Donuts? We don’t have enough of those.
