I lived in Fairmount for a year in the early nineties and my home bar was there as well. Definitely went downhill after that.
I nearly bought a new townhome at the edge of Fairmount Park in the late 80's. I changed my mind and went out to the 'burbs and never moved back to Phildelphia. I loved living there in the 80's but I had enough brushes with crime that I figured my time was up. I think it was the right decision. Of course now our son has moved into the city . . . hard to argue with him when he's doing just what I did at his age.