My husband was in Erlanger down there several years ago after an accident. I made two trips a day down to visit because I had to keep the 4-year old granddaughter and wasn’t able to go and stay. One day my daughter went with me and we were detoured through Alton Park. Of course we got lost and stopped to ask a local Chattanooga officer how to get to the hospital. He was sitting on the side of the road and two homies were sitting on the hood of his car. He told us how to get out of the neighborhood and advised us to do it quickly. He said we were the wrong color to be in that neighborhood.
Sadly, it’s best to avoid black areas. They’ve unfortunately earned the reputation.