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Gentrification at work in NY and SF

Gentrification at work in NY and SF | Human Interest | Scoop.it
Few cities in the U.S. embody the growing divide between rich and poor quite like New York and San Francisco. In just the past 20 years, both have changed from economically diverse melting pots to exclusive playgrounds for the rich.

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Compare footage of San Francisco before and after the 1906 earthquake

Compare footage of San Francisco before and after the 1906 earthquake | Human Interest | Scoop.it
The 7.8 magnitude earthquake that rocked San Francisco in 1906 and the resulting fires devastated the city, but old San Francisco remains in photographs and video. This video lets you travel down Market Street as it looked before the earthquake hit.

Via Mathijs Booden
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