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A better argument is that most pro sports stadiums in major cities are located smack right in the middle of the ghetto.
A lot of stadiums are, but not all of them by any means. Many stadiums were built in areas with cheaper land, like on the outskirts of industrial areas or poorer neighborhoods. Especially large football stadiums which require huge parking lots---you're not going to tear down a nicer neighborhood to build that. Plus the economic benefits of many major league stadiums become limited to when leagues are in season or for other touring events. You have a lot of temporary low wage workers at your average stadium.
But while I can see some stadiums located in dicier areas--there's plenty that aren't. A lot of newer stadiums are near main downtown districts or gentrifying neighborhoods.
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Keep in my mind San Francisco is not a ghetto city as a whole. AT&T Park where the Giants play is located at the northern most end of the notorious Third Street in SF which is the main-strip in crime ridden Hunter's Point.
Isn't that a bit of a stretch? At&T Park is up near China Basin--that's not that close to Hunter's Point and the neigborhood around that part of the South of Market area is more of a revitilized light-industrial district rather than some sort of ghetto.
That's what I am getting at. Perhaps the areas outside of older zoos were nice at one time, but turned ghetto as people moved to nicer areas in other neighborhoods or suburbia.
Except people are listing off countless old zoos that are in very nice neighborhoods.
I think the only zoos people can think of that are even near any ghettos are maybe the two that you brought up, but I don't know anything about them.
Point being that most zoos, old or new, are in quite nice areas or at least stable areas. Not in the ghetto.
The Cincinnati Zoo is directly adjacent to the University of Cincinnati, one of the biggest colleges in the U.S. and one of Forbes' most beautiful campuses. And it's just blocks from the Clifton Gaslight district, which features some of the city's priciest homes. I'd hardly call that ghetto.
The Rio Grande Zoo here in Albuquerque is located in the neighborhood I actually live in, which is Barelas. I love this neighborhood, but I do recognize that most people here don't consider it to be the best neighborhood. I don't know if "ghetto" is an apt description of Barelas either, though. The zoo on its northern edge also touches nicer neighborhoods near the Albuquerque Country Club.
Either way, one of the things I love about living in this neighborhood is being able to hear the animal sounds from the zoo. I live a few blocks from the zoo and at night I often can hear the distinctive sound of a porpoise, seal or sea lion (not sure exactly what it is making the noise).
Only a few zoos are in ghetto areas, not sure why you would think otherwise.
I know, the only one I can think of is the Bronx Zoo and that area didn't even seem that scary to me.
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