re: #157 Feline Fearless Leader

An administrative assistant I used to work with was a long time Philly native. She said that Philly’s neighborhoods were a patchwork or “good” and “bad” spots. And there could be a small (couple of blocks) “bad” spot between two “good” spots that you could wander into without realizing it. And sort of vice-versa as an area started to gentrify.

It might also hinge on *when* you wander into those areas as well. Center City streets are busy during the day, but pedestrian traffic dries up after 7pm in a lot of areas. And I’ve heard that things can get a little dicey down around the Convention Center after 9pm.

Yeah, I’ve experienced that in South Philly. We were walking around there Saturday night. One block is fine, the next is dicey. Changes like Maine weather.

The Convention Center area doesn’t surprise me. The corner of Arch and 13th was a long time semi red light district.

It is amazing how desolate Center City can get at night. It’s hard to believe sometimes you’re walking around the second biggest city on the East Coast.