urban-renewal

In the twenty-first century, the visions of J.C. Nichols and Walt Disney have come full circle and joined. __eighborhoods_ are increasingly __evelopments,_ corporate theme parks. But corporations aren__ interested in the messy ebb and flow of humanity. They want stability and predictable rates of return. And although racial discrimination is no longer a stated policy for real estate brokers and developers, racial and social homogeneity are still firmly embedded in America__ collective idea of stability; that__ what our new landlords are thinking even if they are not saying it. (138)