https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2024/08/the_denigration_of_america_s_great_cities.html
Why have Democrat-run blue cities become such hellholes?
I recently traveled by car to Baltimore to seek medical testing at Johns Hopkins Medical Center.
I was shocked to see the many empty and boarded-up buildings between the Inner Harbor area, the athletic arenas for baseball, and football and the Johns Hopkins Medical campus.
We stayed at the hotel located at the north-east corner of the campus, which was very pleasant. Hospital security staff advised us to avoid the subway system between the harbor and the campus and to not walk that distance, though it is only a little more than a mile.
We used an Uber service on this advice between the hotel and the harbor.
On the route I noticed beautiful old narrow row homes well maintained only blocks from deserted buildings.
I grew up in New York City and lived in three of the boroughs over my lifetime. I was aware of neighborhoods to avoid due to crime, but never felt unsafe during those times. I routinely used the New York City subways without concern.
That was before the COVID crisis left many with a sense of dread and fear.
I went to college in St. Louis and visited Chicago many times during that period. I had little fear then, though I avoided crime-ridden neighborhoods. I have visited Boston, Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Francisco many times over the years.
But now I am much more cautious.
