A Conversation About Gentrification

A student project sponsored by Play The L.A. River

Team: Jesus Jacobo, Riley Gish, Christiahn Roman, and Dali Yu.

A Conversation About Gentrification

A student project sponsored by Play The L.A. River

Team: Jesus Jacobo, Riley Gish, Christiahn Roman, and Dali Yu.

A Conversation About Gentrification

A student project sponsored by Play The L.A. River

Team: Jesus Jacobo, Riley Gish, Christiahn Roman, and Dali Yu.

A Conversation About Gentrification

A student project sponsored by Play The L.A. River

Team: Jesus Jacobo, Riley Gish, Christiahn Roman, and Dali Yu.

With the rise of gentrification in Los Angeles, Out of Order intends to provoke individuals to ask themselves about the future they want for their friends, family, neighbors, and themselves and to spark a conversation about it.

This vending machine serves as a metaphor for commerce and visualizes the possible futures of a community told through consumer products.

With the rise of gentrification in Los Angeles, Out of Order intends to provoke individuals to ask themselves about the future they want for their friends, family, neighbors, and themselves and to spark a conversation about it.

This vending machine serves as a metaphor for commerce and visualizes the possible futures of a community told through consumer products.

With the rise of gentrification in Los Angeles, Out of Order intends to provoke individuals to ask themselves about the future they want for their friends, family, neighbors, and themselves and to spark a conversation about it.

This vending machine serves as a metaphor for commerce and visualizes the possible futures of a community told through consumer products.

With the rise of gentrification in Los Angeles, Out of Order intends to provoke individuals to ask themselves about the future they want for their friends, family, neighbors, and themselves and to spark a conversation about it.

This vending machine serves as a metaphor for commerce and visualizes the possible futures of a community told through consumer products.

Select Your Future

Gentrification has many effects on a neighborhood, not just housing. The vending machine is divided into five sections to illustrate the different ways that existing residents can be affected. The items are compared side by side, before and after gentrification.

For example, the Concha, a 30¢ Mexican sweet-roll representative of Los Angeles culture, is currently affordable and abundant in local bakeries, but this staple and many others may begin to disappear if boutique shops such as cupcake stores are introduced into the neighborhood.

The vending machine content can be customized to any neighborhood, bringing up relevant issues. Viewers are able to dispense a free pamphlet located at the bottom to learn more about each item and how it affects them. The aim is to give awareness, spark conversation and encourage engagement between the residents, business owners, developers and policy makers. The neighborhood will change no matter what.

How it changes is up to you.

Gentrification has many effects on a neighborhood, not just housing. The vending machine is divided into five sections to illustrate the different ways that existing residents can be affected. The items are compared side by side, before and after gentrification.

For example, the Concha, a 30¢ Mexican sweet-roll representative of Los Angeles culture, is currently affordable and abundant in local bakeries, but this staple and many others may begin to disappear if boutique shops such as cupcake stores are introduced into the neighborhood.

The vending machine content can be customized to any neighborhood, bringing up relevant issues. Viewers are able to dispense a free pamphlet located at the bottom to learn more about each item and how it affects them. The aim is to give awareness, spark conversation and encourage engagement between the residents, business owners, developers and policy makers. The neighborhood will change no matter what.

How it changes is up to you.

Gentrification has many effects on a neighborhood, not just housing. The vending machine is divided into five sections to illustrate the different ways that existing residents can be affected. The items are compared side by side, before and after gentrification.

For example, the Concha, a 30¢ Mexican sweet-roll representative of Los Angeles culture, is currently affordable and abundant in local bakeries, but this staple and many others may begin to disappear if boutique shops such as cupcake stores are introduced into the neighborhood.

The vending machine content can be customized to any neighborhood, bringing up relevant issues. Viewers are able to dispense a free pamphlet located at the bottom to learn more about each item and how it affects them. The aim is to give awareness, spark conversation and encourage engagement between the residents, business owners, developers and policy makers. The neighborhood will change no matter what.

How it changes is up to you.

Gentrification has many effects on a neighborhood, not just housing. The vending machine is divided into five sections to illustrate the different ways that existing residents can be affected. The items are compared side by side, before and after gentrification.

For example, the Concha, a 30¢ Mexican sweet-roll representative of Los Angeles culture, is currently affordable and abundant in local bakeries, but this staple and many others may begin to disappear if boutique shops such as cupcake stores are introduced into the neighborhood.

The vending machine content can be customized to any neighborhood, bringing up relevant issues. Viewers are able to dispense a free pamphlet located at the bottom to learn more about each item and how it affects them. The aim is to give awareness, spark conversation and encourage engagement between the residents, business owners, developers and policy makers. The neighborhood will change no matter what.

How it changes is up to you.

Food Basket vs. Whole Foods

Whole Foods is often perceived as being a convenient solution for fresh food. However, this option only benefits higher-income demographics. Low cost, locally grown solutions such as the fruit from backyard trees and vegetables from community gardens benefit a larger portion of the neighborhood and provide opportunities for residents to build relationships with each other.

Food Basket vs. Whole Foods

Whole Foods is often perceived as being a convenient solution for fresh food. However, this option only benefits higher-income demographics. Low cost, locally grown solutions such as the fruit from backyard trees and vegetables from community gardens benefit a larger portion of the neighborhood and provide opportunities for residents to build relationships with each other.

Food Basket vs. Whole Foods

Whole Foods is often perceived as being a convenient solution for fresh food. However, this option only benefits higher-income demographics. Low cost, locally grown solutions such as the fruit from backyard trees and vegetables from community gardens benefit a larger portion of the neighborhood and provide opportunities for residents to build relationships with each other.

Rent Control vs. Eviction Notice

With the rise of property values in a changing neighborhood like Elysian Valley, developers are making moves to acquire residents’ homes. Having open conversations about this issue and exercising residents rights through systems such as rent control can provide security against the possibility of eviction.

Rent Control vs. Eviction Notice

With the rise of property values in a changing neighborhood like Elysian Valley, developers are making moves to acquire residents’ homes. Having open conversations about this issue and exercising residents rights through systems such as rent control can provide security against the possibility of eviction.

Coupons vs. Restaurant Bill

The coupons represent friendly local businesses engaging with residents by providing discounts and other beneficial services. Without these partnerships, a decrease in accessibility will continue to rise due to factors such as cost.

Coupons vs. Restaurant Bill

The coupons represent friendly local businesses engaging with residents by providing discounts and other beneficial services. Without these partnerships, a decrease in accessibility will continue to rise due to factors such as cost.