III.5.7. GENTRIFICATION WITH BRAKES

MENU: 3.5.7. Gentrification with brakes

GENTRIFICATION USUALLY WIPES OUT LOCAL CULTURE. HERE CREATIVE NEWCOMERS BRING A (MOSTLY) HAPPY MIX 

Bank ad next to the Barbès metro

Bikes: an inescapable sign of gentrification 

Perry Féerique

32 rue Laghouat

www.perryfeerique.fr

A workshop for bikes' upkeep, repair, and upkeep education, plus creating personalized bikes.

Evolution

• Empty lots and new building

• A Moroccan restaurant changes hands 

• Fast-food replaces a convivial bar

• Traditional and gourmet shops intertwine

• Social services, key to the mix 

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Empty lots and new building