August 27, 2014

The Daily Durning: San Francisco Gentrification Quiz from 1985

From CityLab:

The San Francisco Chronicle ran a tongue-in-cheek quiz allowing readers to see if their neighborhood had turned “upscale.” The 22-item checklist, published on September 19 of that year, proves a couple of things: one, that even three decades ago, Bay Area residents were ripping out hair follicles over gentrification; and two, boy has the price of coffee gone up! Five dollars for a pound of beans? Try $18.50 for a mere 12 ounces in San Francisco today.
 

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