GENTRIFYING BRADDOCK - hipster real estate speculator becomes mayor of abandoned Pennsylvania steel town - and makes moves to transform it into an upscale suburb for affluent artists

Posted on January 31, 2009
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from the NEW YORK TIMES:Braddock JournalRock Bottom for Decades, but Showing Signs of LifeLisa Kyle for The New York Times The state has deemed Braddock, Pa., a “distressed municipality.” By DAVID STREITFELDPublished: January 31, 2009 BRADDOCK, Pa. — As Americans wonder just how horrible the economy will become, this tiny steel town offers a perverse message of hope: Things cannot possibly get any worse than they are here. Skip to next paragraph Enlarge This Image Lisa Kyle for The New York Tim

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