Reminds me of when I went to Philadelphia, on the way to the airport, I went down a major street to get some azo standard for my daughter from drug store. We went in the drug store and there was a plaque for a police officer killed there. The streets were littered with papers and plastic bags. We went in McDonalds across from Walgreen's and one of the customers told us to get out of there pretty fast. We left post haste.
I know exactly where you were. 20 years ago that was a nice middle-class neighborhood. Now all the filthy babies/victims of the Great Society have driven out the good people and turned that part of Philly into Detroit. If you happen to be melanin-challenged, you are subject to robbery and/or summary execution for your crime.
The first time I went to New Orleans was with a friend who had family there. We got lost so he called his cousin from a pay phone to get directions.
The first thing she asked him was where he was calling from. He read her the street from the sign. She then told him to immediately hang up, get in the car, and drive someplace else and call her again. He started to question her, but she just yelled "Get out of there....NOW!"
Welcome to New Orleans.