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CookedDenimRawPizza t1_j22632d wrote

Reply to comment by ColdJay64 in Map of Philadelphia shooting locations in 2022 by GoGoGadgetReddit

I guess I really should have said “last to gentrify in South Philly east of Broad”. Was definitely only thinking on the east side when I wrote that.

To answer your question/make a guess… Point Breeze will probably gentrify fully before the strip around 7th. Grays Ferry probably gentrifies last even though it seems like developers are trying to make it happen. Personally I don’t quite get it. It’s transit connections are poor and it’s not particularly walkable. I guess with how close it is to PB and Grad Hospital combined with how cheap the real estate is (was?), people will try.

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ColdJay64 t1_j229gdy wrote

Gotcha, that makes sense. I did some exploring around 7th, south of Snyder and it's a pretty interesting place. Definitely no new development, but I was surprised by the amount of restaurants and stores.

Was just wondering because I did think you meant all of South Philly, and I recently moved to the 23rd and Federal (ish) area. It is somewhat gentrified but has awhile to go - with a lot going on around the corner on Washington Ave. My block is a nice mix of people who have lived here their whole lives, and UPenn employees.

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GruffEnglishGentlman t1_j22hivx wrote

Grey’s Ferry abuts some massive housing projects. It is not going to gentrify any time soon, with the possible exceptions of areas on its northern and eastern fringe.

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