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Brad Russ · 06-02-2009, 07:19 AM

My neighborhood is kind of interesting. I wouldn't quite call it a Ghetto, as it has some of those characteristics, but it also has somewhat of a Suburban quality to it. On my part of the street, you basically have the blue collar, 9 to 5 working class types, and that's also what we have across the street. Awhile back though, some measure passed where they were going to put lower income people, and people on section 8 into our neighborhood. Now I'm not saying that all section 8 people are messed up, hell, I'm on social security and food stamps myself, but statistics do show that there's alot of poverty, drugs, violence, and unemployment in that community, and we've seen it affect our neighborhood dramatically. Around the corner where the apartment complexes are, is where all the crazy stuff goes on, and is where drug, gang, prostitution, etc are running rampad. My neighborhood's called Rockwood, and I believe it still has the largest Latino population in Oregon, about 80 percent. Shoot, there's about 20 Mexican restaurants in a 3 block radius. lol!! So yeah, it's very multicultural, and non-white races probably make up about 3/4 of the people here. I'm not complaining though, other then running into the occasional bigot, I haven't had too many problems with people here. So basically my neighborhood can best be described as a melting pot of all types of people. How would you describe your neighborhood??

browneyes106 · 06-02-2009, 09:20 AM

The neighborhood I live is near a college, law school and medical school. So a lot of under undergrad and grad students that live in my area as well as professors and a lot of the people who work at the teaching hospital. There are a lot of different races in my neighborhood due to an educational environment. But in the neighborhood I live there is a lot of theft and car vandalism. Overall the area I live is an ok area.

Penny Lane · 06-02-2009, 10:53 AM

I live on a road sort of in the country about 10 miles west of Flint, Michigan. It's middle class made up mostly of GM workers and retiree's. Most homes including mine were built in the 70's.

Here is a picture of my house.

Brad Russ · 06-02-2009, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Penny Lane

I live on a road sort of in the country about 10 miles west of Flint, Michigan. It's middle class made up mostly of GM workers and retiree's. Most homes including mine were built in the 70's.

Here is a picture of my house.

I really like your house, it's cute. And your neighborhood seems nice. I loved Michigan when I visited there back in 2007. The people were really nice, and it was just a cool place with alot of history. I stayed at the Marriott where GM's headquarters is located. Those were good times. Hey, can I trade you neighborhoods??

Penny Lane · 06-02-2009, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Little Mel

I really like your house, it's cute. And your neighborhood seems nice. I loved Michigan when I visited there back in 2007. The people were really nice, and it was just a cool place with alot of history. I stayed at the Marriott where GM's headquarters is located. Those were good times. Hey, can I trade you neighborhoods??

LOL I have lived here since 1974 and plan on staying here!

Brad Russ · 06-02-2009, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Penny Lane

LOL I have lived here since 1974 and plan on staying here!

Oh, okay, it was worth a shot!!

MickeyMac · 06-02-2009, 12:09 PM

I live in the downtown area of Kalamazoo, Michigan. Its convient cause its near a lot of spots, and thats great cause when the weather is nice I can walk to places. In my area there are a lot of historical homes that have been turned into apartments. Mostly college kids and young adults live there. Its pretty diverse but mostly black and white people. Its safe for downtown, I havent had any problems. Its also right by one of my favorite hangouts the library.

MickeyMac · 06-02-2009, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Penny Lane

I live on a road sort of in the country about 10 miles west of Flint, Michigan. It's middle class made up mostly of GM workers and retiree's. Most homes including mine were built in the 70's.

Here is a picture of my house.

We not that far away from each other. I'm in Kalamazoo.

Doodyville10019 · 06-02-2009, 01:19 PM

I live in one of the western suburbs of Chicago. Where my husband and I live is directly in the approaching flight path of O'Hare Airport, so it gets very noisy around here all day and most of the night. We've gotten used to it, though.

As far as people go, we are one of the few non-Mexican-Americans living in our apartment building. There are only three other Caucasian tenants (besides us), so it gets interesting sometimes when there's a problem at the washing machines (which there recently was) if you're not good at speaking Spanish. The building next to ours is completely Mexican-American, so just about everyone in the area speaks Spanish (thank goodness I know enough to get around!), so it's hard to get to know anyone or make friends.

Other than that, it's pretty quiet - hardly any crime or gangbanging or stuff like that.

MrCleveland · 06-02-2009, 04:06 PM

A quasi-ghetto.

I live across the street by a group of hillbillies that live on the system, a few rentals, and once it was quiet...now it's rowdy.

I'd like to live in Garfield Heights. It's like the city...but it isn't.

Ohio8 · 06-02-2009, 05:02 PM

It's semi-integrated. It's mostly middle-class whites, with a few black families.

Theda Bara · 06-02-2009, 06:20 PM

I live in an affluent neighborhood; where the average home will cost you a million (because I live near the beach); most of the people that live in my area, are Caucasian, middle-aged to retirement, former doctors or lawyers; there are a few Asian families.

Nighthawk76 · 06-02-2009, 06:35 PM

I pretty much live in a typical middle class midwetern neighborhood.

phoebe7165 · 06-02-2009, 08:01 PM

I just live in a typical residential neighborhood. The closest store is about a minute or 2 drive, C-store, and a strip mall with Domino's & a take-out chinese place.

Number 9 Dream · 06-02-2009, 10:40 PM

I live in a private community right near the beach (which only a five minute walk at the end of my block), so the area is pretty quiet and essentially a typical upper-middle-class neighborhood. You can't even park your car in the street after dark (which really pisses me off because our driveway can get pretty crowded when we have family get-togethers), but other than that minor squick, I'm pretty happy with where I live.

06-02-2009, 07:19 AM	#1
Brad Russ Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Feb 17, 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 10,085	What kind of neighborhood do you live in? My neighborhood is kind of interesting. I wouldn't quite call it a Ghetto, as it has some of those characteristics, but it also has somewhat of a Suburban quality to it. On my part of the street, you basically have the blue collar, 9 to 5 working class types, and that's also what we have across the street. Awhile back though, some measure passed where they were going to put lower income people, and people on section 8 into our neighborhood. Now I'm not saying that all section 8 people are messed up, hell, I'm on social security and food stamps myself, but statistics do show that there's alot of poverty, drugs, violence, and unemployment in that community, and we've seen it affect our neighborhood dramatically. Around the corner where the apartment complexes are, is where all the crazy stuff goes on, and is where drug, gang, prostitution, etc are running rampad. My neighborhood's called Rockwood, and I believe it still has the largest Latino population in Oregon, about 80 percent. Shoot, there's about 20 Mexican restaurants in a 3 block radius. lol!! So yeah, it's very multicultural, and non-white races probably make up about 3/4 of the people here. I'm not complaining though, other then running into the occasional bigot, I haven't had too many problems with people here. So basically my neighborhood can best be described as a melting pot of all types of people. How would you describe your neighborhood??
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06-02-2009, 10:53 AM	#3
Penny Lane Butter Pie Forum Icon Join Date: Jul 03, 2001 Location: Beneath the blue suburban skies Posts: 51,263	I live on a road sort of in the country about 10 miles west of Flint, Michigan. It's middle class made up mostly of GM workers and retiree's. Most homes including mine were built in the 70's. Here is a picture of my house. Attached Images
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06-02-2009, 01:19 PM	#9
Doodyville10019 Meet my new friend Sparkie! Forum Regular Join Date: Oct 08, 2008 Location: Competition Square, located in Doodyville Park Posts: 877	I live in one of the western suburbs of Chicago. Where my husband and I live is directly in the approaching flight path of O'Hare Airport, so it gets very noisy around here all day and most of the night. We've gotten used to it, though. As far as people go, we are one of the few non-Mexican-Americans living in our apartment building. There are only three other Caucasian tenants (besides us), so it gets interesting sometimes when there's a problem at the washing machines (which there recently was) if you're not good at speaking Spanish. The building next to ours is completely Mexican-American, so just about everyone in the area speaks Spanish (thank goodness I know enough to get around!), so it's hard to get to know anyone or make friends. Other than that, it's pretty quiet - hardly any crime or gangbanging or stuff like that.
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06-02-2009, 04:06 PM	#10
MrCleveland Drew Carey from Hell Forum Star Join Date: Nov 10, 2007 Location: The City of Cleveland, in The State of Cleveland, in The United States of Cleveland Posts: 14,233	A quasi-ghetto. I live across the street by a group of hillbillies that live on the system, a few rentals, and once it was quiet...now it's rowdy. I'd like to live in Garfield Heights. It's like the city...but it isn't.
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06-02-2009, 05:02 PM	#11
Ohio8 Member Forum Star Join Date: Jul 29, 2003 Location: Wherever you aren't. Posts: 18,966	It's semi-integrated. It's mostly middle-class whites, with a few black families.
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06-02-2009, 09:20 AM	#2
browneyes106 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 01, 2008 Posts: 6,094	The neighborhood I live is near a college, law school and medical school. So a lot of under undergrad and grad students that live in my area as well as professors and a lot of the people who work at the teaching hospital. There are a lot of different races in my neighborhood due to an educational environment. But in the neighborhood I live there is a lot of theft and car vandalism. Overall the area I live is an ok area.

06-02-2009, 12:09 PM	#7
MickeyMac Member Forum Star Join Date: Jun 18, 2008 Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan Posts: 19,008	I live in the downtown area of Kalamazoo, Michigan. Its convient cause its near a lot of spots, and thats great cause when the weather is nice I can walk to places. In my area there are a lot of historical homes that have been turned into apartments. Mostly college kids and young adults live there. Its pretty diverse but mostly black and white people. Its safe for downtown, I havent had any problems. Its also right by one of my favorite hangouts the library.

06-02-2009, 06:20 PM	#12
Theda Bara Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 27, 2006 Posts: 7,154	I live in an affluent neighborhood; where the average home will cost you a million (because I live near the beach); most of the people that live in my area, are Caucasian, middle-aged to retirement, former doctors or lawyers; there are a few Asian families.

06-02-2009, 06:35 PM	#13
Nighthawk76 Rachel Berry Forum Celebrity Join Date: Feb 28, 2003 Location: Illinois Posts: 23,254	I pretty much live in a typical middle class midwetern neighborhood.

06-02-2009, 08:01 PM	#14
phoebe7165 Pop Culture Goddess Forum Fanatic Join Date: Apr 15, 2003 Location: US of A - the country of "really bad music" lovers Posts: 11,600	I just live in a typical residential neighborhood. The closest store is about a minute or 2 drive, C-store, and a strip mall with Domino's & a take-out chinese place.
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06-02-2009, 10:40 PM	#15
Number 9 Dream That '70s Girl Forum Veteran Join Date: Jan 18, 2005 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 5,875	I live in a private community right near the beach (which only a five minute walk at the end of my block), so the area is pretty quiet and essentially a typical upper-middle-class neighborhood. You can't even park your car in the street after dark (which really pisses me off because our driveway can get pretty crowded when we have family get-togethers), but other than that minor squick, I'm pretty happy with where I live.
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