The only thing I found surprising in that article is that Baltimore is one of the 50 largest cities I the United States. I’ve always those thought of it as a small city.
And it used to be a decent place to visit.
I’m told the only remotely ‘safe place’ is the inner harbor, and that only if you get outta Dodge before dark.
Used to go visit myrailroad lifer great uncle there all the time and touring the historical spots was a big deal.
Now, I dread the possibility of ever having to go there, such as for medical care.
Bizarre bit of trivia: when my dad died, I inherited his “pimpmobile” teal with mauve trim Chevy Blazer.
It had too many issues so I sold it.
During the riots, we got a phone call, telling us “our truck” was illegally parked and we had to come get it.
Apparently there was a screwup with the title transfer but it was, indeed, sitting there in the midst of the riot zone, pimpy as ever and looking freakishly out of place.