Philly was spared major damage but buy the 80’s the effect was the same. I worked with a woman who’s father had a sporting goods store somewhere around 50th and Baltimore or something like that. white business owners where the targets in LA, and other cities. after the riots they were gone. I drove thru in 1997 and the area looked like Dresden after the bombing. here is a local post now tho: I was trying to think of a bar when I thought of Dock Street on 50th St. I googled 50th and Baltimore and then I saw this post. It’s absolutely ridiculous! 50th and Baltimore is by no means a terrifying corner, ) a matter of fact, it’s one of the most improved in West Philly. With Elena’s Soul Cafe and the Gold Standard Cafe within two blocks, and Cedar Park having been so improved, with new trees, new turf, and new playground equipment, the claim that the corner is terrifying is almost laughable. The only exucse is that the post is outdated.
Read more: http://www.city-data.com/forum/philadelphia/739803-50th-baltimore-ave-high-crime-neighborhoods.html#ixzz2YEr2bNvc
) I think the effect was the lower class whites finally vacated. The area i live in now in philly was held together by the ethnics. Ukrane, German (hated the Ukranians) Spanish. etc. They would buy the abandoned houses and keep them up. i paid 45,000 for my shell now they are building and selling houses for $400,000+.
I tried to produce a before and after composite post but the laptop is putting me all over this post in edit mode.
Basically i think people survive in spite of governance and overthrow it when their patience is exhausted and they have enough tools to do so.
Philadelphia mayor Frank Rizzo’s commitment to law and order contributed to the fact that with the exception of a riot in 1964, Philadelphia escaped major racial violence during the 1960’s..