amusement park urbanism, part IV

Over the past couple of years, it has become painfully obvious that city centers have become playgrounds for bleach-white collar types. It seems more and more we find blue collars fleeing to the suburbs, while their old neighborhoods get gentrified with luxury condos, luxury boutiques, cafes, bars, and restaurants. Marketers and developers are obviously at the controls of this rapid succession of conspicuous consumption. And yet, they just won't stop. Colors of the streets becoming more and more pale (read white people) and day after day, the gimmicks just keep on coming. Are you kidding me?