[cowboyway]

I lived in Homestead for 2 1/2 years in the mid 80’s, USAF. Had all you describe.

It's a real dump, that's for sure.

[IrishMike]

A few years after I left, they closed the base, blamed hurricane Andrew.
If it was needed it would have been repaired and kept open.
We can rebuild New Orleans, the most crime ridden city in America, back to it’s former glory ..
‘The most crime ridden city in America’.