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Didn’t you understand what I wrote or are you purposely not reading it?

You are completely out of touch with what is going on. When was the last time you were there in the 1950’s? 1960’s? the 1970’s? It would have to be.

South Philly is one of the hottest markets in the city - if not the hottest. Queen Village, Bella Vista ( which is what Little Italy which includes the Italian Market is now called) SWCC are all extremely expensive areas. Some wealthy people are using them for vacation properties.

The Italian market rowhomes go for $500,000 to start! Homes around that area - where my grandfather lived after coming from Sicily - are “gentrified.”

West of there, in what you used to be African American areas, around Graduate Hospital, are also in the $300,000 to $500,000.

The old Naval Home on Gray’s Ferry Avenue( which was the original Naval Academy in the 1800’s) has Toll Bros condos going in the $750,000 to $1million range.

You need to get out more.

All I see living in those run down SLUM (and yes, South Philly was once considered a slum by city planners) houses near the market are illegal Mexicans and legal Chinese/Vietnamese. There has been some gentrification in Queen Village and Bellavista, which I agree should continue.

I still think the market should either be cleaned up or bulldozed. I am also happy for the children of the old folks, as they can sell those ugly rowhomes for a pretty penny. The same phenomenon happened in Williamsburg in Brooklyn, so I am not surprised that it is happening in So. Philadelphia.

I guess that I am most shocked by what is happening in Northern Liberties. Now if only they could send the National Guard up upper Broad...