Comments about buying houses

There are 5 comments about "buying houses"

sandy: my opinion is that Kensington was designated to be a dumping ground for section 8 .It is an abused program to say the least.slumlords are even getting sick of fixing up the houses that these......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

Rob: I've read that developers engaged in "block-busting" in the 1950s in that area, buying as many houses as they could and then boarding them up. The idea behind this was to kill the neighbourhood and......

in response to: Abandoned Homes by JayEastsider

Bushwick Girl: My Bushwick...I love this neighborhood. I've been in the bush since 1988 I migrated here when I was 8 yrs old. Back then I was too young to understand what was really happening in this......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Genaro: During the late 1940's and 50's, many of The Manhattan Elite thought it proper in calling the less popular working or the poor social White under class, WHITE TRASH! This would also include Whites who......

in response to: I\'ve lived in Bushwick for just about fifteen years by Jeanne M.

TheTruth: Nice try at history, Sylvia, but you've missed some huge factors. My family was part of that 1st wave of nonwhites to integrate Bushwick in the 1950s. They weren't Gentry -- sorry--even though they were......

in response to: I\'ve lived in Bushwick for just about fifteen years by Jeanne M.