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Gentrification in Vieques

Gentrification in Vieques. January 2007 Shelley Wilson & Abby Frazier University of Vermont. Reasons for Gentrification. “When the Navy left, land on Vieques was cheap and plentiful, at least from the perspective of foreign investors.” - Local Realtor. Reasons for Gentrification.

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Gentrification in Vieques

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  1. Gentrification in Vieques January 2007 Shelley Wilson & Abby Frazier University of Vermont

  2. Reasons for Gentrification “When the Navy left, land on Vieques was cheap and plentiful, at least from the perspective of foreign investors.” - Local Realtor

  3. Reasons for Gentrification

  4. Reasons for Gentrification “Vieques slid seamlessly from social justice talking point to hot tourist destination.” - Liv Gold

  5. Reasons for Gentrification “Purchases by foreign investors, renters, and second-home buyers are happening while 600 homeless or underhoused Puerto Rican families bide their time on a waiting list for Section 8 housing assistance.” -Liv Gold

  6. “After decades of resistance, American capital might accomplish what American bombs never could – the erosion and eventual eviction of Viequense population and culture.” Nilda Medina

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