tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048034911181517049.post3003108050364467127..comments2024-03-27T05:56:36.051-04:00Comments on H A R L E M + B E S P O K E: READ: THE ART WORLD MOVES TO HARLEMUlysseshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00817576268296958520noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048034911181517049.post-75172500856875887932016-02-09T11:00:51.307-05:002016-02-09T11:00:51.307-05:00Welcome to the neighborhood. I remember growing up...Welcome to the neighborhood. I remember growing up in downtown Manhattan in the early 80s. Chelsea was a gritty, drug and crime-ridden wasteland. But it had big open lofts, which attracted many artists and galleries. Eventually, the Yuppies followed. Then development. Then real estate prices soared. That's what often happens. The artists make a neighborhood trendy, and then the Yuppies and hipsters follow. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com