Abandoned properties and deterioration distress disadvantaged Baltimore City neighborhoods. Local governments struggle to combat these issues and rely on nonprofit organizations to rebuild infrastructure. While crucial for developers to support these efforts, it is challenging to aid communities and advocate for fair development.
Cycle of Disinvestment connects a history of structural discrimination to the current challenges city residents face. It explains how to protect homeowners when rehabilitating neighborhoods. Change, both positive and negative, is shown through the distortion of row houses. The methods of abstraction are representative of any city and do not glamorize deterioration.
