Gentrification is Inevitable and Other Lies
In April, we hosted a virtual Roundtable to discuss Leslie Kern’s book Gentrification is Inevitable and Other Lies. We deviated from our typical Preservation Book Club meetup to accommodate the expansiveness of the topic — and we also wanted to expand the conversation by inviting some featured speakers to help drive the dialogue. Following a presentation at the New York Statewide Preservation Conference highlighting NIMBYism in preservation, we knew Anna Marcum would have a lot to add to the conversation. And when we saw Jack Gieseking’s research referenced in the page of Leslie Kern’s book, we were excited to invite him back (we hosted Jack for an author talk in 2021 to discuss his book A Queer New York: Geographies of Lesbians, Dykes, and Queers, 1983-2008).
For anyone who missed the conversation, we wanted to share a few key resources mentioned during the Roundtable.
Click here to take Anna’s survey exploring historic preservation misconceptions.
For more about Community Land Trusts - Carving Out the Commons: Tenant Organizing and Housing Cooperatives in Washington, D.C. by Amanda Huron
Click here to watch Caroline Cheong’s presentation about Community Land Trusts during the League’s webinar focused on the intersection of preservation, land banks, and affordable housing.
Capital City: Gentrification and the Real Estate State by Samuel Stein
Housing America: Issues and Debates by Emily Tumpson Molina
New York, New York, New York: Four Decades of Success, Excess, and Transformation by Thomas Dyja
Interactive maps from the University of Richmond, part of their American Panorama project: Mapping Inequality: Redlining in New Deal America and Renewing Inequality: Urban Renewal, Family Displacements, and Race 1950-1966
The National Park Service’s LGBTQ Heritage Theme Study
And if you haven’s already, pick up a copy of Gentrification is Inevitable and Other Lies — it is highly recommended reading.