Mark Lawson For many years Riverwest has had the reputation of being a neighborhood where many artists live and work. Why, out of all the many neighborhoods in the city, has Riverwest held an attraction for artists? How did such a large number of artists come to live and work in Riverwest? In the 1960’s […]
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Gentrification: Artists and Yuppies Working Together
Artists who just want a space of their own may have difficulty with the idea that their own way of life might drive them and other people out of the neighborhood. This special feature includes links to many readings on the web, excerpts from Milwaukee’s Housing Strategy, a poem about Chicago’s Wicker Park Yuppification, and Gentrification Resistance Tools for Freak Bohemians.
Posted inFurther Down Stream
Further Down Stream June 2002
Rumor has it a new restaurant is moving into the old Stork Club…the potential owners, who operate a successful East Side eatery, aren’t speaking on the record about their plans yet, but they say it “will not be your typical Riverwest bar.” The building is currently being refurbished, and if everything falls into place, the […]
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The Journal Sentinel’s Coverage of Riverwest and Gentrification
[threecol_two]Many Riverwest residents may have agreed with Vince Bushell’s comments in the Currents when he responded to Commerce St. developer John Vetter’s soft-pedaling of gentrification. Vetter’s remark, “what’s not to like about [rising property values]” concluded a Journal Sentinel article by Whitney Gould back in February. Vetter’s comment wasn’t as surprising and dismaying as the […]
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Gentrification: What Does the Future Hold for Riverwest?
This is the first installment in an ongoing series where the Riverwest Currents will look at issues of neighborhood gentrification. It’s a familiar pattern in nearby neighborhoods — you don’t have to look much further than Brewer’s Hill, Brady Street, Walker’s Point… all places that have undergone “gentrification” in recent years. It’s the same old […]
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