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Presenting The Bespoke Wes Anderson Gentrification Comic
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Jen Carlson
Published Sep 24, 2015
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Wes Anderson yarn art may no longer be a sign that a neighborhood has been gentrified, but there are plenty of other Wes aesthetics hiding in plain sight in neighborhoods like ProCro, Cobblehook, WiNo, Rambo, and more. Illustrator Jeremy Nguyen presents a few of them below.
But don't forget, the greatest sign of Wes Anderson gentrification is Wes himself, gliding by on his precious Citibicycle.
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Jen Carlson is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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