I was headed east to Newark in a rental car and decided to get off the freeway to top off the ol’ tank before I turned the rental car in. It was the first time in my life I literally feared for my life to even get out of the car at a gas station. And I have ridden my bicycle through VERY seedy areas of Seattle.
I just drove through Gary a couple weeks ago. Yeah, it’s a pit. I’ve been to Detroit and marveled at the street people going through garbage cans on the street in front of a bunch of closed down businesses. I marveled because the only people on the street were the sparse street people. What exactly did they expect to find?
RE: I’ve been to Detroit and marveled at the street people going through garbage cans on the street in front of a bunch of closed down businesses.
The article states that you can buy a house in Detroit’s worst area for dollar ( that’s less than a standard MacDonald meal ).
If you’re an optimist and believe that something might rise out of the ashes ( like Hiroshima did ), you might want to consider investing a dollar ....
Reminds me of the time I had to get fuel and exited in East Saint Louis, Illinois. After going one block I decided to take my chances, I got back on the interstate and drove further east. Running out of gas on the interstate was the better/safer option than trying to find a gas station in East St. Louis. Made it to the next farmtown and fueled up. East St. Louis was/is a cesspool. Nothing but abandoned buildings etc... it looked like an episode out of Resident Evil.