Yes, Dr. Bill-- its being heard in Harlem now-- as all the dot com millionairs go looking for good housing in Manhattan-- all the old neighborhoods on east side and west side have been bought up.. and they are discovering great housing in Harlem--
Harlem, like some other long standing black communities was a ghetto (a segragated community) but it was never a slum-- (though it did have some "slummy" parts.) Now whites are buying up the old brownstones, and renovating them.. and local blacks are compalining-- its changing the nature of the community!
Its funny how what goes around comes around.. Long Island North shore (where i live, in the queens part) was part of the underground railroad-- the local quaker churches were stations, and every two or three miles, there is a long standing black community.. Spinny hill, one community has been "devistated" by rising property values... the families find they can sell there house for so much money-- (and retire in ease else where)-- that the neighborhood is being destroyed... the homes are being ripped down, and office and shopping is going in..
It a double edged sword-- Shouldn't the owner get every penny they can for there old house? but if they do-- the house gets ripped down, and the community is smaller...
