Race, Real Estate and Education: Inventing Gentrification in Philadelphia, 1960-2020 - Paperback

$47.45

Race, Real Estate and Education: Inventing Gentrification in Philadelphia, 1960-2020 - Paperback

Name: Race, Real Estate and Education: Inventing Gentrification in Philadelphia, 1960-2020 - Paperback
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by Edward M. Epstein

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Book Overview

Philadelphia's urban renewal efforts in the 1950s, which re-envisioned the city as a residential enclave, were an early example of gentrification. In West Philadelphia in the 1960s, a coalition of universities and hospitals went further, initiating K-12 public school improvements meant to attract an affluent and whiter population. As Edward Epstein details in Race, Real Estate, and Education, these interventions discounted the negative impact they could have on neighborhood residents.

Epstein outlines the citywide context for the plan to create "University City" in West Philadelphia. He recounts the attempts to correct the segregation, overcrowding, and authoritarian management that plagued Philadelphia's public schools. As the West Philadelphia Corporation, the proxy for the universities and hospitals, initiated gentrification efforts, the local community resisted and protested, causing the project to fail. The effort was revived with spectacular success, however, with the launch of the well-funded Penn Alexander School in 2001.

Race, Real Estate, and Education shows how the pursuit of urbanist ideals sometimes deepens neighborhood injustice. Epstein's exploration of whether Philadelphia's overall approach was beneficial or misguided presents a cautionary tale.

In the series Urban Life, Landscape, and Policy

ISBN	9781439926321
Author	Edward M. Epstein
Publisher	Temple University Press
Genre	News & politics, Education, and Society & culture
Format	Paperback
Published	September 2025
Language	ENG- English
Pages	218
Weight	1.0 lb
Target Audience	Adults
Print Size	Standard Print

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