Where Did Gentrification Start?

The term gentrification is usually traced back to its first use in London in the 1950s and 1960s to describe the influx of a new “gentry” into low-income neighborhoods.

Where did gentrification originate?

The term “gentrification” was first coined in the 1960s by British sociologist Ruth Glass (1964) to describe the displacement of the working-class residents of London neighborhoods by middle-class newcomers.

Where did gentrification start in the US?

In the 1970s, after neighborhood opposition blocked two freeways from being built through the east side, its neighborhoods such as Inman Park and Virginia-Highland became the starting point for the city's gentrification wave, first becoming affordable neighborhoods attracting young people, and by 2000 having become ...