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08-27-2009, 01:53 PM
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One of the Desert People
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08-27-2009, 01:53 PM
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GRANT AND ALVERNON- THE METH DEAL CAPITAL OF THE SOUTHWEST
Notice all the shady people at the bus stops at Grant and Alvernon. Then notice that the majority of them never get on a bus. Watch all the sketchy adults on BMX bikes with black backpacks. They are not going to school, and those are not books.
Where are the cops? Shabby people carry or push shopping carts full of white unmarked bags down Alvernon. Up and down. Then see them passing items at the bus stops. Then the blacked out cars pull up all the time at that intersection and the traffic backs up.
Why does the city ignore this crime? This is the most disgusting meth head area I have ever seen. It needs to be cleaned up! The neghborhoods around Grant/Alvernon have steadily gone down hill because of all the addicts. And the traffic is still a mess.
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08-27-2009, 01:55 PM
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One of the Desert People
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Quote:
Originally Posted by new west 2020
grant and alvernon- the meth deal capital of th southwestnotice everyone at the bus stops. Then notice they never get on a bus. Watch all the adults on bmx bikes with black backpacks. They are not going to school, and those are not books. Where are the cops? Look at all the shapbby people pushing carts full of white unmarked bags. Then see them passing items at the bus stops. The blacked out cars pull up all the time at that intersection and the traffic backs up.why? This is the most disgusting meth head area i have ever seen. It needs to be cleaned up! The neghborhoods around grant/alvernon have steadily gone down hill because of all the addicts. And the traffic is still a mess.
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dooooooooom
Edit: anyone who sits through one light at the intersection can clearly see folks getting on and off the bus.
Traffic backs up because there is too much for the intersection.
The quoted post is almost entirely false. I will not argue that there aren't addicts, there are - but in no more concentration than other parts of the city.
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08-27-2009, 02:00 PM
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Look at the Crime map
Numbers don't lie. Grant and Alvernon is a crime magnet. You don't have to be a genius to notice that these are drug deals.
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08-27-2009, 02:01 PM
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Senior Member
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Location: Tucson/Scottsdale, AZ
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and gloooooom
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08-27-2009, 02:57 PM
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needs coffee
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Tucson, AZ
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Originally Posted by Chorizo
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Yeah... like that. Thing is, we're so far on the SW side, that it's quiet as can be. I'm not close to I-10 or I-19 or anything, but just the mere mention of SW gets reactions just like that.  |
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08-27-2009, 03:02 PM
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One of the Desert People
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Quote:
Originally Posted by New West 2020
Numbers don't lie. Grant and Alvernon is a crime magnet. You don't have to be a genius to notice that these are drug deals.
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What numbers? |
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08-27-2009, 03:04 PM
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One of the Desert People
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Quote:
Originally Posted by azdr0710
and gloooooom
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Being the harbinger of doom and gloom is fun! 
Quote:
Originally Posted by mdtoaz
Yeah... like that. Thing is, we're so far on the SW side, that it's quiet as can be. I'm not close to I-10 or I-19 or anything, but just the mere mention of SW gets reactions just like that. |
I think its because most people, when they hear SW Tucson think the Airport Area, 12th/Ajo, South Sixth, Midvail Park, etc. |
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08-27-2009, 05:59 PM
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So many recipes, so little time...
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"The Vibrator Man."
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: So Cal
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bummer
Decent and convenient area, Chowhound.
Which hotel are you referring to? A mile or two South of Grant would be closer Speedway than the El Con Mall.
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It might be a a little further than a mile or two I just took a quick glance on the map.
Here is the hotel. I guess it just went through a remodel this year.
Tucson Boutique Hotels: Lodge on the Desert - Historic Arizona Hotel |
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08-27-2009, 06:03 PM
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So many recipes, so little time...
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Join Date: Nov 2007
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mdtoaz
Yeah... like that. Thing is, we're so far on the SW side, that it's quiet as can be. I'm not close to I-10 or I-19 or anything, but just the mere mention of SW gets reactions just like that. |
So what has the worst "social" stigma, Sahuarita or the SW of Tucson??
As I'd like to look at both areas one day, and I'm curious.
BTW, I'm down with the "bad" social stigma.   |
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