I'm only two episodes into "Mare of Easttown" but for a show supposedly set in a postindustrial part of southeastern Pennsylvania there is a notable lack of Hispanic people
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Replying to @JakeAnbinder
The real Easttown Township (which is admittedly Chester County and not Delaware County, although on the border) is not at all post-industrial. It's rich exclusionary suburbs. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastto… (I grew up *very* near it.)

Easttown Township, Pennsylvania - Wikipedia

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Jun 7, 2021 · 2:41 AM UTC

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Replying to @davidbaron @JakeAnbinder
Speaking of which, National Land and Investment Company v. Easttown Township Board of Adjustment (PA supreme court, 1965) is a nice precedent: "A zoning ordinance whose primary purpose is to prevent the entrance of newcomers in order to avoid [1/2]
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...future burdens, economic and otherwise, upon the administration of public services and facilities can not be held valid." law.justia.com/cases/pennsyl…
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