CHICAGO–Bruce Smales, a three-year resident of Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood, lashed out Monday against encroaching gentrification. “See that big Barnes & Noble on the corner? You better believe that wasn’t there back in ’98,” said Smales, 34, a finance manager with Accenture. “This whole place is turning into Yuppieville. You can’t throw a rock without hitting a couple in matching Ralph Lauren baseball caps walking a black lab.” Smales then took his golden lab for a walk.
Resident Of Three Years Decries Neighborhood's Recent Gentrification
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