One might say America started there, but had to move away as the neighborhood went bad.
My impression, after visiting a few years ago.
One of my favorite authors is W.E.B. Griffin. One of his series concerns the Philadelphia police department and his protagonist Matthew Payne.
The Badge Of Honor series was an advertisement for the greatness of the city of Philadelphia. The most recent that I read was a complete reversal of viewpoint. I was so glad to see him coming around to portraying the truth, the change that has taken place