Monday, April 29, 2013

(5) Gentrification vs Homelessness


While former industrial buildings are being converted into respectable loft apartments, there is still evidence of homelessness in the vicinity. The apartment building at 1027 Ridge Avenue is right besides the Viaduct overpass where the photograph of the homeless setup was taken. A new, mobile, migrant population coming in from other parts of the city literally lives side-by-side with examples of trapped poverty.