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essaitchthrowaway3 t1_j7lz60t wrote

Honestly I think the only answer to this would come from your mom (or if you have uncles or cousins that were around back then).

The reality is that a lot of places have been given the old "disney paint job" since the 80s. For instance, in the 70s NYC was BAD. Like really bad. You might not get killed, but lesser crimes were rampant. Then people in power across the country realized that more profits could be made, things became more sanitized and more family friendly to attract more people. That was kind of a big movement in the 80s and 90s. Now this incident redates your mom's incident, but it could possibly be related.

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I think you need to find an opportunity and ask her about it. Then report back to Reddit and let us know what she said because I know I can't be the only one curious about this.

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jpr_jpr t1_j7mhy3h wrote

Similar to the combat zone in Boston. Someone threw a brick from a window several stories up that hit the brim of my college friend's hat while he was walking down the street. Still some sketchy areas, but not like it used to be.

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