The march came just one day after the last residents in East Liberty's Penn Plaza moved out.

Penn Plaza Apartment residents and others affected by gentrification gathered for the Penn Plaza Matters Memorial March against gentrification on Saturday.The march is in response to Whole Foods pulling out of LG Realty development. Now, the marchers are calling on the City of Pittsburgh to purchase Penn Plaza Apartments for long-term affordable housing. They also hope this march will call for the City of Pittsburgh to adopt policies that prevent city-wide displacement.For background on this story, visit http://bit.ly/2nr76NU.

Penn Plaza Apartment residents and others affected by gentrification gathered for the Penn Plaza Matters Memorial March against gentrification on Saturday.


The march is in response to Whole Foods pulling out of LG Realty development. Now, the marchers are calling on the City of Pittsburgh to purchase Penn Plaza Apartments for long-term affordable housing. They also hope this march will call for the City of Pittsburgh to adopt policies that prevent city-wide displacement.

For background on this story, visit http://bit.ly/2nr76NU.