My grandmother lived on Lippincott Street (shown early in the video) in the 1970s. It looked nothing like the ankle-deep garbage dump it does today. Back then it was a clean, working class neighborhood where people did the simple things like keep the garbage from piling up on the streets. Not big money -- or big government -- efforts, just basic pride of place.
I've seen the same in my grandparents' neighborhood. Demographic changes, but really, _cultural_ changes brought in the drugs, the street violence, and a whole underclass of people who think life would be great if not for the police interfering in their anti-social behavior.
Kind of sad to see that nobody there thinks lets clean up my own street or atleast in front of my own house. Cleaning up a bit & applying a bit of new paint to your house will already transform the looks of that area by alot. Hell even making a nice garden between those houses can be done for really cheap.
Those houses, with a bit of love and care, could look very attractive. Does look like one or two of them are still taken care of, which makes the remainder all the sadder
I had a friend come to my house from Philadelphia to Pennsylvania and when it was time for him to leave he started crying saying he didn’t want to go back to Philadelphia but his mom forced him to go back. My parents were willing to take care of him to. I haven’t seen or talked to him for 10 years after that day he left. Hopefully he’s still alive and well.
@@JitzyJTthese houses come from the English when they arrived have a look at Liverpool Manchester in fact most English towns and cities have row house just like this
@@JitzyJT yeah I know what your saying and I'm saying in England housing like this doesn't necessarily mean that. Although in some cities it does housing like this can be worth a lot in some cities as it was originally slum dwellers that worked at the local factories then in the 60s and 70s they built council estates similar to projects basically government funded housing although alot of these homes these days have been brought by owners. With there close proximity to the city these days in England some places that look like this are very well off although generally Edwardian style row houses not Victoria n red bricks are worth more up to a million in parts of London
0:15 actually love this setup. The curb kinda acts as a free throw line. Street is midrange. Other curb is from downtown. I’m sure that shit gets heated
I grew up visiting Philly as a kid in the 80’s and overall it was a nice city with limited rundown areas but this is just another example of the decline of our nation.
The sad thing is, if cleaned up, these buildings especially the red brick ones would look so lovely. It would look like some nice places in London, swear down.
@@bjkarana yeah. ive seen the video firsthand lmao, these type of videos only serve to promote classism. you guys are literally watching poor people live out their lives as if its some kind of movie, its disgusting.
@@vanabantas6085 I think it's good to show it in it's raw form. For all the flowery political rhetoric, _this_ is what the reality is in many major US cities.
@@ZachLeehandler Well overspending on the police won't help anyone and it's clearly not working, maybe invest some of that money into something that actually helps communities
What could be done for the communities? Job opportunities or more welfare? To have more job opportunities you have to have businesses that want to move into that community and open, but without the police the business would be robbed immediately. So it's a vicious circle.
Deuteronomy 28:16 Cursed shalt thou be in the city, and cursed shalt thou be in the field. Deuteronomy 28:17 Cursed shall be thy basket and thy store. Deuteronomy 28:18 Cursed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy land, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep. Deuteronomy 28:19 Cursed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and cursed shalt thou be when thou goest out.
You get off the highway and this is what the whole area is like. People get mad and tell me, "There are nice parts of Philadelphia!" I haven't seen them.
it kinda looks like parts of london with the row homes with their own colours n what not, literally if they jus kept the street clean and those giant grassy abandoned lots could have a playground or something added, these areas could be great to live in, but its a shame cos the community doesnt want to come together
I grew up in this neighborhood and I'm 71 years old and live in a much nicer area now after moving out of the area 35 years ago. Please let me explain something to you. There's Philadelphia and then there's Philly. What you're seeing in this video is Philly.
Looks like it used to be a nice blue-collar neighborhood. Today it's an extended dangerous-looking guetto. That's a reality for most US citizens: No golden-paved streets.
Never seen so much trash and dirt on the streets and sidewalks as here. It could be such a cozy and nice neighborhood but why do they not take care of it? This has nothing to do with money.
We want to see what the future holds for our once beautiful society. As the population of the people in the video grows and the ones who hold society together population sinks this will soon be everywhere and no one will have nice things. South Africa for example
