The Ghettos of Orlando (Davie, Pine Hills: apartment, crime, new home)

[IAm_FloridaBorn]

Wow dude.

I'm only going to defend the neighborhoods I am in and out of everyday. Depending on the boundaries, American and Sky Lake are Oak Ridge, but knowing the boundaries as a local Oak Ridge, Sky Lake are not ghetto. Americana, the short stretch between JYP and OBT and Between Oak Ridge Road and Holden (Other wise known as Texas Ave) is ghetto but no worse than Orange Center, The Heights, Lake Mann, Ivey Lane, Pine Hills, or Rosemont in the city limits of Orlando.

Again not really fair to compare since Sky Lake, Americana, Oak Ridge are not in city limits. These areas don't even have affordable housing as I know it. Cheaper apartments than say a mellinia or conroy? barely but def no ghetto. Gets on my nerves.

[IAm_FloridaBorn]

Originally Posted by Bhiggins

It really isn't, I'm finding Florida overall isn't as good as I thought it would be, and I wasn't expecting that much more than Cincinnati.

???? I mean the first guy was specific about the city and suburb. Why do you generally say "Florida"? Have you been and lived in every city or major regions or something?

[HomesickFloridian]

Originally Posted by DavieJ89

Funny how I get attacked for pointing out something bad about Orlando considering I normally don't put this city down EVER! All I'm pointing out with this video is that a lot of people claim areas like Meadow Woods, Kissimmee, Hunters Creek, Azalea Park, among others are 'ghetto' when they really are not

Ok fair enough, I didn't see that and it just gets soooo tiring reading them all the time and I agree as one who lives in and is quite happy with living in Kissimmee it is most definitely OTT when describing some of these locations as "ghetto". Though the word "ghetto" itself has a negative connotation that is not correctly applied and has been twisted to mean something more nefarious in it's current context.

[HomesickFloridian]

Originally Posted by DavieJ89

I actually think Florida is wonderful compared to my native Connecticut, but I'm also surprised how bad some areas are here as well

Well I was just thinking today as I was out driving to get my boys school uniforms and was driving through Hunters Creek area that this is unavoidable anywhere unless you live in say.......................A private cocoon..
From there it's all a matter of degrees and here there is far more good going for the area and state then there is bad..

[HomesickFloridian]

Originally Posted by DavieJ89

I was born in Waterbury, which is a bit smaller that Hartford, New Haven and Bridgeport. Waterbury's population is around 107,000 (Hartford, NH, and Bridgeport are all around 125,000) and it has some pretty rough areas as well. I lived on the northside of Downtown Waterbury and its pretty crummy there

Meriden and Naugatuck (two other towns I've lived in) are not as bad but they have some very poor spots too

I would still live in Oak Ridge, Americana, Azalea Park, or even Pine Hills before I live in Waterbury, Meriden, or Naugatuck again

My Family is from Waterbury rather notable ancestry too you may know..But I won't admit to it even if you guess correctly who it may be? Been decades since I've been back for any length of time, though visited my previous wife's family there briefly back about 15 tears ago, they live in Roxbury though.

[americandreamdead]

I endorse this topic wholeheartedly.

The entire city of Orlando is a ghetto inhabited by ghettoians.

[DavieJ89]

Originally Posted by americandreamdead

I endorse this topic wholeheartedly.

The entire city of Orlando is a ghetto inhabited by ghettoians.

Words from a man who never leaves his protected suburban bubble known as Waterford Lakes

[HomesickFloridian]

Actually I think he's being facetious and cheeky on the actual origins of the word "Ghetto"...

[annerk]

Originally Posted by chopchop0

CT has some pretty rough areas.... parts of Hartford. Also bridgeport and new haven

It also has some very nice areas--Weston, Westport, Redding, the list goes on.

[tworent]

Originally Posted by DavieJ89

Funny how I get attacked for pointing out something bad about Orlando considering I normally don't put this city down EVER! All I'm pointing out with this video is that a lot of people claim areas like Meadow Woods, Kissimmee, Hunters Creek, Azalea Park, among others are 'ghetto' when they really are not

OK I am down in that part of town weekly and the places you showed in the video are not bad. Most people in that part of town just want to be left alone and not judged just like you. I know because two of the apartments in the video I own and I hardly ever have a problem. Paramore area is 100 times better then Americana come pick up rent with me you will see.