History | Economic Data | Interviews | Photography
Using visual sociology – the use of photographic techniques, for the purposes of this project, in the service of the sociology – and the corresponding methodology that we learned of in class, we looked at the process of gentrification in Williamsburg through photographs.
G train stop
"Obey" + Graffiti
99 Cents and up
J train graffiti
Park by the highway
Shady business?
McDonald's
Small business
J train and luxury
More graffiti
LIJ in Williamsburg
Tough day at work
"Gentrified" businesses
"Gats"
Landmark bicycles
Walking to the Waterfront
Luxury condo
Parking lot graffiti
Tight space on Broadway
Street meat (G train)
MishkaNYC
Back to the city
Peter Luger's and a Glimpse of Williamsburg
Medical Building Unaffected by Gentrification
Williamsburg Art and Gentrification
Closeup Art
Example of Gentrification: Looks Awkward Right?
Skateboarding Subculture Member?Typical Williamsburg Building by the L Train
Thrift Store
Samurai Japanese Food and Gentrification
Subway- Young People love it (Yum)
The Really Cool Bookstore
Prime Example of Gentrification
Toby's Coffee Shop and Gentrification
Quality Williamsburg Legal Graffiti Advertising
What does this store sell?