Those familiar with St. Louis neighborhoods are probably also familiar with the concept of gentrification. The latest episode of the podcast, , tackles this issue with its eye on the west St. Louis County community of Westland Acres.
鈥淚n St. Louis there [are] a lot of conversations about historic black communities that have been lost, and we thought this one [Westland Acres] was really interesting because it exists right now, and they鈥檙e fighting to not go down the path as some of these other communities that have been paved over, so to speak,鈥� 漏 2024 外网天堂鈥檚 Kameel Stanley said in a conversation with host Don Marsh on Thursday鈥檚 St. Louis on the Air.
Stanley, a co-host/producer of , explained gentrification is exemplified with the former neighborhoods of , Laclede Town and Meacham Park.
鈥淭hey don鈥檛 want to become like some other neighborhoods in the St. Louis region where they鈥檙e talked about, they鈥檙e mourned 鈥� The area where that Target and Trader Joe鈥檚 is in Brentwood 鈥� that used to be a middle class black neighborhood.鈥�
As the fate of Westland Acres is currently undecided, Stanley said, 鈥淲e don鈥檛 really know what鈥檚 gonna happen next.鈥�
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