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10-12-2007, 02:27 PM
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Where is the absolute worst, rock bottom part of Phoenix?
Just out of curiosity... and because it's Friday...  I'm curious what you think is the absolute worst, rock bottom, blighted, violent, poverty stricken area of Phoenix. And by bad, I mean bad!  Be really specific if you can. |
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10-12-2007, 02:39 PM
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Originally Posted by vegaspilgrim
Just out of curiosity... and because it's Friday... I'm curious what you think is the absolute worst, rock bottom, blighted, violent, poverty stricken area of Phoenix. And by bad, I mean bad! Be really specific if you can. |
I'd say the majority of the Maryvale area, between 35th and 83rd Avenues, from east to west, and between Thomas and Bethany Home Road north to south. You'll find some pockets of good neighborhoods in the area I outlined, but very few. |
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10-12-2007, 02:44 PM
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I think the area south of downtown is pretty bad, pretty run down...many houses with chain link fences and broken down cars etc.
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10-12-2007, 02:47 PM
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East Van Buren Street. When it comes to prostitution, drugs and just about any type of criminal activity, people in Phoenix know that East Van Buren St is the worst. It is one of the main streets running West/East cutting right through downtown Phoenix and the "near-downtown" sections are the worst. South Phoenix also is a bad area, especially along Central Avenue. Central Avenue is like Van Buren, but it runs North/South and it brings you right into downtown. Pretty bad areas along Central Ave especially the "near-downtown" areas. Then you have Maryvale, another tough neighborhood NW of downtown.To be honest, most of Phoenix proper is crap with very few exceptional areas.
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10-12-2007, 02:52 PM
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19th Ave to 35th Avenue on Broadway Road. Scary people, car wrecking yards and just a whole different population.
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10-12-2007, 04:02 PM
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40th st and Broadway.
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10-12-2007, 04:52 PM
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Go to the Phoenix Police Dept page and there you can analyze each beat area to find out the one with the worst crime. This is the only way to get a "true, accurate" portrayal. I taught in what seemed to be some pretty bad areas of Phoenix. Alot of what people perceive as bad areas is just perception because they are lower income areas and the peopel don't have the resources to keep up the neighborhoods.
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10-12-2007, 06:01 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by vegaspilgrim
Just out of curiosity... and because it's Friday... I'm curious what you think is the absolute worst, rock bottom, blighted, violent, poverty stricken area of Phoenix. And by bad, I mean bad! Be really specific if you can. |
Tell the truth Vegas, you just want to go down and take a ride and see the sights  You don't want to be riding in downtown Phoenix. My friend and I made a wrong turn one day looking for the hiring center for one of the airlines and it was a different world. I think it was around Lower Buckeye and 19th ave
Also South Chandler off of Pecos and around Arizona Ave area.....some scary stuff!! |
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10-12-2007, 06:42 PM
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Worst place? Chandbert
It's a huge swath of the SE valley where every major road looks the same, has the same chain stores and all the houses look the same. I have lots of friends in the area and I have to use GPS because I get confused in the sameness. There's been several occassions where I've spent hours at a BBQ or pool party, only to discover I was at the wrong event.
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10-12-2007, 06:50 PM
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Originally Posted by joninaz
Worst place? Chandbert
It's a huge swath of the SE valley where every major road looks the same, has the same chain stores and all the houses look the same. I have lots of friends in the area and I have to use GPS because I get confused in the sameness. There's been several occassions where I've spent hours at a BBQ or pool party, only to discover I was at the wrong event.
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Are you retarded?
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I think one of the worst parts is around sunnyslope, and espically around 7th st and Dunlap area. |
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