Miami's ghetto areas (pictures included) (Kendall, Florida City: crime rates, loans, townhomes)

[Northside904]

I rate these pics a 9. They show the OTHER side of Miami, the Miami you don't see.

[dmnyc]

Originally Posted by Miami_Dan

One of the first things I noticed when I moved to Miami (actually freaking downtown Biscayne & 17th - talk about scary) that everywhere was concrete. It is like they tore out all the bushes and trees to pour concrete parking everywhere just as your photos show!

I don't not understand that...what an ugly city.

how is 17th and biscayne scary? It's nice over there

[citizen477]

Originally Posted by dadeguy

we don't have anything that even remotely approaches a ghetto here but there's no convincing the timid and fearful posters here about that. some posters here consider miami gardens a ghetto.

Amen, Dadeguy.
I'm all for clean streets and manicured lawns, but if you read some of these comments, it's like a neighborhood almost has to be absolutely perfect to be livable, and not only is that unattainable, but it is not realistic either. Though it's a beautiful enclave city, everywhere doesn't have to look like Aventura to be livable and safe.

[Leovigildo]

Originally Posted by gymbuff

I am confused. So are iron bars a latin thing or a scared white person thing? Make up your mind. Are you trying to say that now that the whites are gone there is less crime?

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Gymbuff

I remember the "whites" that lived in Hialeah.
Really, whatever lives there now is better.
I don't think that Latins took the jobs of blue collared and retired Anglos that lived in Dade.
Latins there created their own economy.
For example, if 60 to 70 per cent of Gables is Latin, most professionals, I bet they didn't occupy the position of any blue collared Anglo living there.
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[Leovigildo]

Westchester had a 13.7% White, non-Hispanic population, in 2000. That number has undoubtedly gone down.

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Westchester is lucky, those people really looked dangerous.

[PBCboy]

Originally Posted by citizen477

Amen, Dadeguy.
I'm all for clean streets and manicured lawns, but if you read some of these comments, it's like a neighborhood almost has to be absolutely perfect to be livable, and not only is that unattainable, but it is not realistic either. Though it's a beautiful enclave city, everywhere doesn't have to look like Aventura to be livable and safe.

Miami Gardens is ranked as the most dangerous city in Florida.

Miami Gardens, Orlando In Top 20 Most Dangerous Cities List - cbs4.com (http://cbs4.com/local/Miami.Gardens.Orlando.2.872967.html - broken link)

[cuba libre]

Originally Posted by Leovigildo

Westchester had a 13.7% White, non-Hispanic population, in 2000. That number has undoubtedly gone down.

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Westchester is lucky, those people really looked dangerous.

Not nearly as dangerous as most of the town's newly arrived ex-Mayan warriors.

[Leovigildo]

cuba libre

Well, I guess that you are right.
I remember Westchester as a 100% Cuban Middle Class white neighbourhood.
I didn't like the place, too much gossip.
Back then there wasn't any single Central American restaurant and just a couple of Mexican restaurants.
I bet that the Cubans living there moved somewhere else, and some left their elders.
The Americans I remember in that area had tatoos, long hair and many worked in fairs.

[tallrick]

Westchester was known for middle class jews. Then the Cubans moved in and wiped out the trees. I am not sure what resides there now. That area has never been ghetto though,

[cuba libre]

Originally Posted by tallrick

Westchester was known for middle class jews. Then the Cubans moved in and wiped out the trees. I am not sure what resides there now. That area has never been ghetto though,

Key word = was

Interesting Tallrick quote = "I am not sure what resides there now"