3600 Falls Road, Part 1

Published: Oct. 10, 2017, 7:34 a.m.

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\\u201cI think the word we\\u2019re dancing around is gentrification.\\u201d So says Benn Ray of Atomic Books at the outset of this episode. What follows is a multidimensional portrait of a neighborhood in flux.\\xa0 The 3600 block of Falls Road is a mix of longtime rowhome residents, recovering opiate addicts, and a new wave of business owners whose trendy boutiques have come to redefine a neighborhood that\\u2019s been in long economic decline.\\xa0 Who does Hampden belong to?\\xa0 The answer depends who you ask.

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