A review by boithorn
Good Neighbors: Gentrifying Diversity in Boston's South End by Sylvie Tissot

4.0

Really fascinating sociological study of how a gentrifying class constructs itself in working class neighborhoods. Tissot goes out of her way to identify specific characteristics of the "pioneers" of gentrified neighborhoods and how they differentiate themselves from the richest of the rich that reside in historically upper class neighborhoods and suburbs. Definitely provides a unique perspective that goes beyond the purely economic motives for urban "renewal".