what's the worst city or area you've ever seen? (America, Los Angeles, people)

[johnatl]

Originally Posted by burgerflipper

Umm, I would say about a half hour in(don't know exactly where I was as I had gotten on the wrong bus, lol). The downtown wasn't the worst part. It was the neighborhoods. Very, very run down. Mandy homes were made out of random materials, most had tin sheet roofing, and trash was littered EVERYWHERE.

You were pretty far in then! But, I'm guessing not one person messed with you, right?

Don't know if you've ever headed South on Hwy 37 towards Playa del Carmen, but there are pockets of what you saw down that way also.

[thatguy1]

Originally Posted by johnatl

You were pretty far in then! But, I'm guessing not one person messed with you, right?

Don't know if you've ever headed South on Hwy 37 towards Playa del Carmen, but there are pockets of what you saw down that way also.

Nah, they really weren't two intrigued with two out of town white dudes, lol. I did go south on 37 in a tour bus to go snorkeling, and yes, it's definitely 3rd world in certain parts. It's too bad, such a cool country side.

[noid_1985]

Gould, Arkansas....45 miles south of Pine Bluff and 15 miles north of Dumas. That place is filthy

[johnatl]

Originally Posted by noid_1985

Gould, Arkansas....45 miles south of Pine Bluff and 15 miles north of Dumas. That place is filthy

I feel bad for that entire area. They have some SERIOUS issues there.

[mike0421]

Urban-Camden NJ.
Rural- many, many places

1) Pine Ridge South Dakota (google Pine Ridge Indian Reservation or Shannon County)
2) Lower Rio Grande Valley towns (Anthony NM, Fabens TX, Rincon NM, this list can easily be extended)
3) Lower Mississippi River Valley towns (Fayette MS, area south and north of Jefferson County)
4) Makah Indian Reservation Washington
5) Cameron West Virginia

[brattpowered]

Camden, NJ and Jonestown, MS are my top picks

[kshe95girl]

Originally Posted by brattpowered

Camden, NJ and Jonestown, MS are my top picks

Is Jonestown anywhere near Laurel? I was in Laurel recently, and parts of it were pretty skeevy.

[nyc2va76]

Fulton avenue is West Baltimore. Pure blight and poverty.
Parts of West Philly by the Market Street Elevated.
Parts of North Philly.

[brickyard boy]

Some pics of north Philly

[myword]

Good photos of North Philly there Brickboy, North Philly, Kensington etc is the worst urban blight I've seen.

I found this photoset (not my photos) on flickr that also shows the type of environment in North Philly.

North Philadelphia - a set on Flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/eugenemartin/sets/1615267/ - broken link)

Of course, every city has it's spots that are seriously blighted to a certain degree, but for me Philly and across the river Camden takes the biscuit.