Student Gentrification in Philly: TempleTok and 'Don't Go Past 40th'
The walk from the El stop on 40th and Market streets to Locust Walk is a peculiar journey. Ascending from the bustling public transportation hub, commuters can't miss the neon lights of small businesses dotting Market street, the groups of men conversing on street corners, and the publicly subsidized housing site just across the road. Just a block away appears Jose Garces’ upscale Mexican restaurant, Distrito. Suddenly, the red and blue insignia of the University of Pennsylvania appears, drawing one into the bubble that is University City.