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Topic subjectRE: By 'investing' I just mean more than renters
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13057508, RE: By 'investing' I just mean more than renters
Posted by Johnny, Tue Aug-16-16 12:20 AM
>>half of NE Bmore is working middle class
>
>Are there a lot of homeowners in those hoods? What are some of
>the better ones that would attract newer Black residents with
>wealth?
>
>Philly has a lot of 'middle class' Black neighborhoods, but
>there's not much stratification among the Black folks in those
>neighborhoods. We end up with folks with families and good
>jobs living on the same block with shiftless black folks and
>that shit starts to wear on you after a while. This is a big
>part why the "escape to the suburbs" mentality still persists
>around here.

which areas in Philly?