A review by ajkhn
The Battle of Lincoln Park: Urban Renewal and Gentrification in Chicago by Daniel Kay Hertz

4.0

A really interesting and fairly quick look at some early gentrification in Chicago, and the relationship between social norms and the built environment. I definitely could have used some maps – and I'm pretty familiar with Chicago! – in order to get a better sense of what was where as time changed.

I deeply enjoyed this as a historical work and appreciated how it didn't get bogged in technicalisms. It is deeply Chicago, and may be of limited interest to people not from/in the city, but if you are of Chicago, this is a book for you.