Some Potential Sources

I think it might be a little harder to find specific sources regarding gentrification in the East End of Pittsburgh, as it's often a conversation people don't want to have unless they're complaining about it. The research for this will be interesting to say the least. As of right now, I've found a blog that discusses the process of gentrification in Lawrenceville, a similar neighboring area. This website details the economy of residents of East Liberty. Here is a piece on the Carnegie Library in East Liberty, an interesting feature of the neighborhood in that it is a very new and modern building surrounded by somewhat dilapidated buildings and failing businesses. One thing I think we should focus on is the newer businesses that opened in East Liberty in the past few years (before the bigger businesses like Target and Whole Foods cropped up) that are geared to a younger, more affluent crowd (here is a piece on the Waffle Shop, which is definitely something of a hipster bait). I also found in my research that after the Boarders in the area closed, it was taken over by a pop-up (meaning essentially squatters, not pop-up like the children's books) indie bookstore for several weeks. (This website also has a piece on temporary holiday stores in East Liberty and Southside that could be relevant) Finally, here is a piece on the recent Target opening.