[Publius]

I spent my first 7 years in South Philadelphia, and then my family moved to South Jersey. I went to school at Drexel, and I've been on the West Coast since 1971.

I've been back a few times, and anything outside of Center City seems like an abandoned area out of one of Heinlein's books.

[T.L.Sink]

I know what you mean. When I was at Penn, South Philly (south of Market St.) was largely Italian-American and relatively crime free. By the way, my dad is a Drexel alumnus and s great engineer!