tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321000796775197665.post6602409404814691295..comments2023-04-05T05:49:30.933-05:00Comments on Bergheim Follies: Time Marches OnCenTexTimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04026518638421849111noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321000796775197665.post-21491678130928370642011-08-26T07:55:20.150-05:002011-08-26T07:55:20.150-05:00TJ - It was the late 70s-early 80s when I spent ti...TJ - It was the late 70s-early 80s when I spent time there. I felt pretty safe for the most part, although there were definitely parts of town that we were warned to stay away from. Today, however, you're right. I wouldn't go back unless I could go armed.<br /><br />It's such a shame to see things deteriorate like they have.CenTexTimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04026518638421849111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321000796775197665.post-43932180614328001672011-08-26T03:05:27.600-05:002011-08-26T03:05:27.600-05:00I lived in North Jersey for most of my life and vi...I lived in North Jersey for most of my life and visited Philidelphia on occasion. It was a great, safe and welcoming city in the 1950's and early 1960's.<br /><br />Then the worm began to turn with the riots in the late 1960's.<br /><br />The city of "Brotherly Love" bagan to turn into the city of "Yo Brother got sme ice?"<br /><br />Now most of the city is a no-go zone even at high noon.<br /><br />example: http://philadelphiacriminallawnews.com/2011/08/mayor-nutter-intrdocuces-philadelphia-curfew-to-curb-flash-mobs.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com