Never been the Rotten Apple. When I was 12 or13 (1973)we took a family vacation to San Francisco. Dad made a point of driving through the red light district at night. Straight out of “Dirty Harry.”
Grew up on Long Island and traveled to the city to see my grandparents a lot.
Lived in Queens in my early 20s, during that seedy era.
Only thing good was the disco and that music. So fun.