‘Blocks are just different all of a sudden’; Near East Side fires spotlight turmoil in fast-changing neighborhoods
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Eight have been deemed “incendiary,” or intentionally set, and two may be linked, Hood said. None of the fires — some of which occurred late at night, others early in the morning — resulted in deaths or injuries.counted seven fires on the near East Side between March 15 and April 2, based on local media reports.
“It seems like we don’t dwell on problems for long before we get right back to our routine,” Albert said. Dignowity Hill is teeming with developers, homebuyers and renters. But Albert is also frustrated by the problems that existed long before the neighborhood became a hot housing market: crime, damaged sidewalks, the lack of speed bumps and strays.
Since then, it’s built dozens of townhomes from Government Hill to Denver Heights, including many constructed with the help of city incentives or in partnership with SAHA. Its offices are also in the area. In both the 78202 zip code, which includes Dignowity Hill, and 78210 — which stretches from King William to South Side Lions Park and from Denver Heights south to Mission Concepción — the number of Hispanic and Black resident decreased as the white population increased.
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