What's the 'ghettoest' area around your city?

[PawNtheSandman]

When I lived in Queens, you didn't want to be anywhere near Far Rockaway unless you were past 110st. Anything lower and your pushing your luck.

Now I live upstate and have beautiful slums like South Troy, Amsterico and certain parts of Albany.

 

[MiniDoom]

Originally posted by: WhiteKnight
I live in Baltimore.

/thread

hahaha.....
anacostia for me.

 

[Mo0o]

Crossroads

 

[ggnl]

The Cut, aka Africa.

It's the poorest neighborhood in our city, wedged between the port and the refineries.

 

[austin316]

not from my area, but Vine Street (Over-the-Rhine) in Cincinnatti, is the absolute worst street/area I have ever been too. If you have ever seen the movie "Traffic," thats where they filmed the drug scenes. Also, that is where the Cincy race riots started.

 

[Ausm]

ATOT



Ausm

 

[purbeast0]

South East, Washington, DC

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

The appartment complex 1 block away. :frown:

 

[Dedpuhl]

Scotlandville, LA (North of Baton Rouge).

There are some places near LSU that I wouldn't want to go through, either...

 

[Juno]

growing up in livingston, nj...nothing ghetto.

now living in leonia, nj...nothing ghetto too.

but newark, nj...ugh. i was feared because i drove my brand new nissan xterra around there. (last summer)

 

[Saint Nick]

Originally posted by: vi_edit
North central'ish Omaha is I guess what it would be. Seems like there is a daily blurb on the news about a stabbing or attempted shooting there.

yeah there have been increasing murders in that area...

Originally posted by: nakedfrog

Originally posted by: vi_edit
North central'ish Omaha is I guess what it would be. Seems like there is a daily blurb on the news about a stabbing or attempted shooting there.

Yeah, North O is pretty rough. I don't even like driving around there. Don't forget the occasional body they pull out of Carter Lake. It's a shame, as there's some fantastic old houses in that area.
South Omaha has a bit of hispanic gang activity as well. The street I used to live on usually had a few shootings per year (a block away from the elementary school, too )

and yes, all over here (and in bellvue) there are gangs or whatever... omaha is relaly only safe in downtown or the old market if you ask me.

edit: on another note, there are areas of LA you do not want to be in (south-central)

 

[ShowdOWN]

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[imported_KuJaX]

what is MLK ?

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: Ausm
ATOT



Ausm

:laugh:

 

[777php]

Originally posted by: Baked
Iron Triangle, Richmond, CA.

Wasn't there 8 reported murders in the past few months? Richmond is scary dangerous, I don't even want to drive through that area.

MLK = Martin Luther King

In Oakland, CA MLK is pretty ghetto, it's a long street so not all of it is that bad.

 

[Slvrtg277]

East St. Louis
Brooklyn, Venice, Madison
Washington Park
Cahokia
Centreville


All close by....gotta love this area. "In the ghetto".....

 

[ShowdOWN]

Originally posted by: KuJaX
what is MLK ?

Martin Luther King Blvd.
I think every city has that street name and its always ghetto.

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: jndietz
and yes, all over here (and in bellvue) there are gangs or whatever... omaha is relaly only safe in downtown or the old market if you ask me.

I used to live downtown, too (26th and Farnam, right behind channel 7's building) and other than the wandering crackheads, homeless folks, and hookers, it was actually alright. It was mostly filled with low income people who wanted to be left alone or just hang out. It looks like they're trying to renovate it and get rid of those unsavory elements too.
Oh yeah, West O is still fine, AFAIK.

 

[beer]

Anywhere east of IH-35

 

[jdub1107]

Closest would be El Monte, but if you're talking about the County of Los Angeles, it would have be South Central.

edit: Baldwin/Highland Park are also quite ghetto. But I would have to drive through a few cities to get there.

 

[Nitemare]

Within a stones throw of MaxDepth's crib.

Domino's won't even deliver after dark there.

 

[LuckyTaxi]

come to North Philly

 

[akodi]

Originally posted by: 777php

Originally posted by: Baked
Iron Triangle, Richmond, CA.

Wasn't there 8 reported murders in the past few months? Richmond is scary dangerous, I don't even want to drive through that area.

MLK = Martin Luther King

In Oakland, CA MLK is pretty ghetto, it's a long street so not all of it is that bad.

10 murders, oddest thing is they are having CHP officers patrol the streets. Richmond area is scary indeed. MLK is not too bad, I'd say International in O-town is far worse.

I live in Berkeley so you can take your pick of the less affluent areas that are around me: East Oakland, Richmond, El Cerrito. But, you find patches that are not so bad like Emeryville, West Oakland, most of Berkeley due to student inhabitation.

 

[lancestorm]

Originally posted by: austin316
not from my area, but Vine Street (Over-the-Rhine) in Cincinnatti, is the absolute worst street/area I have ever been too. If you have ever seen the movie "Traffic," thats where they filmed the drug scenes. Also, that is where the Cincy race riots started.

Exactly right. You go from downtown to sh!ttown in one city block. Amazing how quickly it changes from safely downtown to you-are-gambling.

 

[AdamSnow]

The entire east end of town is dirt.