Gentrification on Logan Circle by Cesar Chavez Charter School Students and Shea Shackelford
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A friend of mine who works in the Chicago Public Schools asked some of her students what they thought signs of gentrification were. The one that got her was something so simple: People jogging. Another might be advertisements for shiny new buildings right near vacant lots, like the photo above.
In "Gentrification on Logan Circle," Producer Shea Shackelford worked with an 8th grade class at the Cesar Chavez Public Charter School in Washington, DC. While studying the concept of "gentrification," they spent a week interviewing neighbors and businesses of the Logan Circle area changes going down their neighborhood.
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Shea Shackelford produces for Big Shed Audio, a documentary podcast, and he created The Place + Memory Project, a publically sourced multimedia memorial to things and places that no longer exist.
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December 2nd, 2009 at 9:37 pm
POWERUL piece! The thing that struck me the most was the awkward silence of the business managers when asked how they contribute to the gentrification of the neighbourhood. I'll bet they never thought about it before those kids asked them.
March 2nd, 2011 at 10:47 am
I heard this story on PRX this morning driving to work. I have seen this happen to several areas near my home, and always thought of it in a mostly positive light. I appreciated the questions about where the peopel go who are unable to afford the new neighborhoods – I had never thought of the displaced people before. Thank you for another thought-provoking piece!