Authentrification, n.: In a quest for authenticity, seizing on elements that represent the area’s past and repurposing them as a design scheme. So says an eagle-eyed scribe writing about the Bowery's upscale tenants (DBGB, Pat Field) offering their respects to the neighborhood's past. Whether you find that charming or insincere is up to you, though hopefully we can all agree that a gangster teddy bear is downright embarrassing. [This Recording via Bowery Boogie]
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