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York & Fig: Perspectives on gentrification

Dec 5, 2014
Three Highland Park residents talk about their changing neighborhood.

York & Fig: The business of gentrification

Dec 4, 2014
In many gentrifying neighborhoods, the story of how the change got started often involves a cute little café/

York & Fig: The House on Meridian Street

Dec 3, 2014
When a neighborhood gentrifies, there can be a kind of culture clash between the old residents and the new. We examine this dynamic by speaking to past and present residents of a house on Meridian Street.
Paul Downer in his home on Meridian Street.
Rafael Cardenas

York & Fig: Marc Maron on Highland Park

Dec 2, 2014
A chat with comedian, podcaster, writer and Highland Park resident Marc Maron.

York & Fig: The House on York

Dec 2, 2014
We look at three generations of homeowners of one house on York Boulevard.
Benoit Guerin and Katie Dormeier are renovating their home on York Boulevard. 
Rafael Cardenas

York & Fig: Exploring the economics of gentrification

Dec 1, 2014
The reason behind Marketplace's first pop-up bureau? The opportunity to study gentrification in a Los Angeles neighborhood called Highland Park.

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