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givemebackmybrain t1_j5p5365 wrote

Reply to comment by 224flat in Temple holds safety town hall after student attacked near campus by redeyeblink

Never understood why student housing development kept going west. East along Berks is the area that's improving.

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TheBSQ t1_j5p9ml5 wrote

Agreed. As gentrification spreads up the El, and expands out from Fishtown and Old Kensington, it seems like building eastward from Temple along Berks would be a no-brainer.

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Raecino t1_j5pjfot wrote

Not really, crime and violence plagues the neighborhoods east of there as well. It’s just that Temple is smack in the middle of North Central which led the city in homicides for a long time. Not sure why people keep expecting gentrification to get rid of crime when that’s not what happens on the ground.

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givemebackmybrain t1_j5pn6z3 wrote

For the longest time, all along Berks and surrounding were empty lots. It wasn't as dense with people as it is west.

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Effective_Golf_3311 t1_j5qzvhw wrote

Lol my buddy got shot over there… near Berks and 6th or 7th

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evolighten t1_j5sfzav wrote

Thats so sad. I hope hes ok. I lived on 7th & berks for 2 years and it was very peaceful. Scary to hear that

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Effective_Golf_3311 t1_j5t7ms3 wrote

Oh yeah he’s fine. Right in the ass cheek. Lucky as shit but fortunately we can look back now and laugh about it

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