Fisher Price Hipster Gentrification playset. Your children can recreate through imaginative play the economic and sociological shift where young professionals take over a neighborhood to alienate locals for the purpose of catering to a more affluent consumer base. First built in 1973, this area was once a thriving community catering to local residences who took reassurance in the conveniences these local businesses provided. Since then the area took on a population shift when aging, blue-collar baby-boomers fled to the suburbs coinciding with a drop in manufacturing, resulting in urban-blight. Resplendent with local charm, this neighborhood requires your child’s entrepreneurial imagination to make it an attraction for rich folks ready to spend their money. Under the guise of urban renewal, your children will enjoy evicting old tenants and repurposing empty store fronts as they turn them into coffee shops, art galleries, record stores, yoga studios, wine bars, microbreweries, and upscale residences. Your children will learn valuable concepts in real-estate development and urban economics as they create a rent-gap that drives out the poor and welcomes the affluent.
Posted on: Fri, 05 Sep 2014 12:08:49 +0000
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