Gentrification
Photos of London’s Isle of Dogs, before the big money
East End memories — Between 1982 - 1987, photographer Mike Seaborne captured the people and places that made up the East End community – long before the world of global finance set up camp.
Written by: Niall Flynn
The battle to save east London: is this finally the end?
The death of Hackney Wick — The fight to save Hackney Wick is about more than artists losing homes – it’s about who London is for, and what we stand to lose when they’re gone. Writer Jessica Furseth meets the locals being ushered out by a new era.
Written by: Jessica Furseth
Developers are closing in on Dalston’s local communities
Save Gillett Square — As well as being London's largest and most proactive DIY skate spot, Gillett Square is also a sanctuary for people living on the fringes of society. But with plans to redevelop the area currently in the pipeline, these communities face an uprooting.
Written by: Bruno Rinvolucri
Meeting the skaters at one of New York's most loved skate parks
It's under threat — The Astoria Skate Plaza in Queens, New York, is a sanctuary for skaters in a rapidly changing city. But just like Brooklyn Banks before it, rampant gentrification now threatens to rip a community from its home.
Written by: Josh Fray
What Dalston looked like in the 1980s
Same places, different time — In his new book, photographer Andrew Holligan captures a snapshot of Dalston, East London in the 1980s, a hub of diversity on the cusp of change.
Written by: Lidia Buonaiuto
The Atlanta skate park that fought back against gentrification - and won
Disunited States: Black Blocks — Built in 1996 in time for Atlanta to host the Olympic Games, Black Blocks was a small urban square designed to spruce up the highway, but it quickly became an important spot for Atlanta’s skaters. Gentrification is in full swing in the city, and when the authorities tried to shut it down earlier this year, the community rallied together to save it, explains Andrew Murrell.
Written by: Andrew Murrell
On the frontlines of Atlanta's homelessness crisis
America’s guilty little secret — Like every American city, homelessness in Atlanta is all too commonplace. The economic downturn hit this city hard, and gentrification finds no space for those who are desperate.
Written by: Michael Segalov
The NYC street photographer who captured the birth of Trump’s America
Welcome to Trumptown USA — Photographer Richard Sandler captured the chaos and creativity on the streets, before the Big Apple was hollowed out by greedy real estate speculators like Donald Trump.
Written by: Alex King
DAMEHT: The punks keeping NYC’s rebellious spirit alive
Resurrecting an ‘80s counterculture icon — DAMEHT team up with artist, photographer and Lower East Side legend Clayton Patterson to release a limited edition version of the iconic Clayton Cap.
Written by: Alex King
Ghosts of a lost East London: The last match day at West Ham’s Boleyn Ground
The final whistle blows — Writer and photographer Michael Fordham was practically raised on the West Ham terraces. His zine ‘Over There’ mourns the death of its century-old ground and the working class football culture it nurtured - before gentrification won out and the club moved to its new home at Stratford’s Olympic Park.
Written by: Michael Fordham