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North St. Louis (Early 90s) - What an absolute shit hole and it is hard to believe you are in America. Taxis wouldn' take you there. Can't order pizza. Dangerous as hell. Concrete blocks in the middle of residential roads so drug dealers can't drive through the streets. My experience there shocked my senses, and it was the first time I thought to myself, "Seattle, WA isn't the norm in America"
Detroit (Late 90s) - When you can buy homes for $20K, you know the city has problems.
Hilltop Area - Tacoma, WA (late 80s). Gang members vs armed military personel that lived in the neighborhood. It was crazy. It was literally a war zone with people walking around with guns a blazing back in the 80s. Closest thing we've had to Dodge City in a long time. What is amazing is Hilltop area today is actually pretty nice. Downtown Tacoma is definitely on the rise..
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