Is HILLYARDADELPIA really that bad????? (Spokane, Ronald: violent crime, house, neighborhood)

[tickyul]

Ok, please chime in if you know about the Hillyard area.

I am looking to buy a little fixer and most of the REALLY good deals are in the Hillyard area. Is the knock on it appropriate or people just blowing hot air??? Is there a LOT of violent crime or is it mainly property crime??? What the H*LL is so bad about this place.

I would also like to say that I CHERISH and CRAVE DIVERSITY, I cherish the diversity of all peoples. That being said, could anyone tell me if this is a diverse area....that is what I have been told. I will not live in a diverse area, that is a deal breaker for me......even though I am one of the biggest fans of diversity.

Thank you all.............Mwah, Mwah!

[Count David]

No, Hillyard just fits all of the stereotypes you hear about Spokane.

[Yeledaf]

Originally Posted by David Aguilar

No, Hillyard just fits all of the stereotypes you hear about Spokane.

A true and accurate description. Ambience-wise, Hillyard is the poor relation everyone hopes won't show up for Thanksgiving.

Having said that, I have never had a bad experience in Hillyard. It's a great place to have a cold beer or two and then go outside and watch someone set a car on fire.

[Swigchow]

Is HILLYARDADELPIA really that bad?????

Since Philadelphia is one of my favorite cities, i assume you must be complimenting Hillyard?

[Count David]

Originally Posted by Swigchow

Is HILLYARDADELPIA really that bad?????

Since Philadelphia is one of my favorite cities, i assume you must be complimenting Hillyard?

No, OP might be assuming Hillyard has a population of "hip-hop homies". (a la Philadelphia).

I have, in Hillyard:
-washed and cleaned out my car
-shopped at a convenience store (I wanna say it was across the street from a grain elevator (?))
-shopped at an auto parts store (very nice folks there, it may have been Schuck's ).
-also, our kid's friend's mom lived there, she had a flag store (quite the grand display) on her property, and yes, she carried Nazi and Confederate flags (which were also part of the prominent display).

It's just like any other poor n'hood.

[Yeledaf]

Hillyard used to have a really nice mon and pop bakery. I remember that it was the only place I could get real old fashioned crumb-buns, like the ones in rural southern New Jersey, where I grew up.

There's still a neighborhood pool on Market Street in Hillyard, I believe. I hope the budget crunch hasn't forced its closure.

Oh, and I remember a guy who sold used (found?) hubcaps from his backyard in Hillyard. For a city like Spokane with its very rough streets and the need to change over from snow tires and back each year, and the resulting loss of wheelcovers and hubcaps, he was a rather prosperous small businessman.

Funny thing about places like Hillyard. Collectively, it looks like an eyesore. Individually, the people one meets there are often worth knowing -- or at least, more interesting than the gentry in more prosperous areas, hurrying from one "important" affair to another. Funny how that works.

[tickyul]

Originally Posted by David Aguilar

No, Hillyard just fits all of the stereotypes you hear about Spokane.

As in????? What.............Tweaked out tweakers walking the streets looking for stuff to steal??? Or maybe this:

Google Images

I was going to post the pic, but I am sure it would draw me a suspension.

[tickyul]

Originally Posted by Swigchow

Is HILLYARDADELPIA really that bad?????

Since Philadelphia is one of my favorite cities, i assume you must be complimenting Hillyard?

Uh.............No, you assume wrong.

Killadelphia is one place you could not get me to visit, its rep is.........well, not so good.

[tickyul]

Originally Posted by David Aguilar

No, OP might be assuming Hillyard has a population of "hip-hop homies". (a la Philadelphia).

I have, in Hillyard:
-washed and cleaned out my car
-shopped at a convenience store (I wanna say it was across the street from a grain elevator (?))
-shopped at an auto parts store (very nice folks there, it may have been Schuck's ).
-also, our kid's friend's mom lived there, she had a flag store (quite the grand display) on her property, and yes, she carried Nazi and Confederate flags (which were also part of the prominent display).

It's just like any other poor n'hood.

Well, if it is REALLY that cr*ppy I will strike it off my list.

Are the surrounding areas effected by the plauge of Hillyardistan????

[Count David]

Originally Posted by tickyul

As in????? What.............Tweaked out tweakers walking the streets looking for stuff to steal??? Or maybe this:

Google Images

I was going to post the pic, but I am sure it would draw me a suspension.

Yeah, what you said, and the pic. But the house he lives in isn't a trailer.

Originally Posted by tickyul

Well, if it is REALLY that cr*ppy I will strike it off my list.

Are the surrounding areas effected by the plauge of Hillyardistan????

I didn't think my description gave the impression that it was crappy.