Gentrification, anyone?
In Memphis, an unfair future
The final days of Foote Homes reflects the city’s inability to protect public housing residents from private redevelopers
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2 min readFeb 20, 2019
This graphic essay was originally published in CityLab.
Further reading
- Group Devises Plan to Save Foote Homes from Destruction, Memphis Flyer (February 9, 2015)
- South City: Housing a Neighborhood In Transition, High Ground News (September 7, 2017)
- $210M South City Construction Delayed But Now Underway, High Ground News (April 24, 2018)
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