And the worst city in America is . . .

[3countriesPlan]

crap .. baltimore must really suck... I used to think Portland, Oregon was bad, but at least the crime isn't through the roof. (panhandlers everywhere though)

 

[speakeasy]

crap .. baltimore must really suck... I used to think Portland, Oregon was bad, but at least the crime isn't through the roof. (panhandlers everywhere though)

Portland, OR??? Are you kidding me? Portland is constantly being rated as one of the most livable cities in America. I've never met a single person that's been to Portland that didn't LOVE it.

 

[iqqi]

Portland is the cleanest, most beautiful city I have ever seen.

 

[Das]

I'll second Camden NJ.
I swear that there are blocks there that look like the Air force bombed it.

And I'll throw Atlantic City in the mix too, Pacific Avenue is ok, not great though. But if you get a few streets off of it, it real bad. Mediterranian ave. is the cheapest space in Monopoly for a reason, apparently.


Whitepimp where are you from? I live near Vineland.

 

[3countriesPlan]

Do a search for "portland sucks"
people write about how portland sucks.. ha
Portland is good for artists, calling center specialists, customer service specialists, collections specialists, and white trash who put couches on their front lawns in SE Portland.

 

[Bonhomme]

Detroit, are you guys kidding? Have you been there?

It's got a fantastic music scene (including a world-class symphony orchestra, as well as diverse pop, rock, electronica, rap, and avant-garde acts), world-class museums and tourist attractions, casinos, sports teams that are contending for the championships, universities, and outdoor attractions, including some of the best walleye and musky fishing on the planet right in the city in the Detroit River and nearby in Lake St. Clair and Lake Erie.

And it's dirt cheap. My house payment is $240 per month for a detached house.

Yeah, I know there's a lot wrong with the city: much of it is a cesspool of crime, the economy is rough to say the least, and city government really sucks, but there's also a real lot that's good about it.

Flint, on the other hand, is pretty dire in just about all respects.

 

[vagrant]

i'm from ny and i moved to cali..i cant' say much except i love ny!~

 

[lordson]

We only have 4 or 5 major cities in Australia

and none of them sound as bad as you desribe. i can't imagine how and entire city can be a craphole

there are one or two areas in each of our cities that a crap holes, but an entire city??

 

[HandyAndy]

http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0921299.html

 

[TooColdUlrick]

any city that has lost 1/2 of its population over the last 40 years = sh!thole.

roughly off the top of my head, the ones that have lost 1/2 would be...

st. louis
baltimore
detroit
new orleans
pittsburg
philadelphia
washington DC

many others.

ive been to most of them. i would say pittsburg and detroit are the worst of the lot.

detroit has the best ruins this side of Rome. 5 story blgs that have been abandoned long ago, crumbling, with TREES GROWING FROM THE INSIDE!

@ lordson...these are all generalizations. every one of those cities is within quite a large metropoliton area, and everyone of them has 'suburb' sprawls that are very nice, $million+ homes. every city has its crapholes. several of the districts of Paris (the ones NOT on the postcards) smell like piss.

 

[iqqi]

detroit has the best ruins this side of Rome. 5 story blgs that have been abandoned long ago, crumbling, with TREES GROWING FROM THE INSIDE!

I think that sounds romantic.

 

[stuka1939]

I am from NJ and I will have to agree Camden is one of the worst. I got lost in there once and it just looked like the City of Stalingrad after its big battle.

Newark is not completely bad. It is quite nice and safe by the train station. There is the ironbound section there with all of the great Portuguese restaurants.

 

[Leporello]

The best thing to come out of Baltimore was the TV series... and even that was named 'Homicide'.

I've never been to Houston, but apparently it's the ugliest, smoggiest, worst-designed place in the country.

 

[Capt.Jack Sparrow]

Whoa, check this. Answers all your questions.

http://money.aol.com/mortgage/dangerous-cities

 

[TooColdUlrick]

I think that sounds romantic.

i need to hit the liquor store before hand so i can cash a check and get some money orders. i had to pawn my handgun last week, but i'll pick up another one, so all's good.

 

[Lord Shinra]

I'll second Camden NJ.
I swear that there are blocks there that look like the Air force bombed it.

And I'll throw Atlantic City in the mix too, Pacific Avenue is ok, not great though. But if you get a few streets off of it, it real bad. Mediterranian ave. is the cheapest space in Monopoly for a reason, apparently.


Whitepimp where are you from? I live near Vineland.

Man, I agree. I was in Camden about 2 weeks ago. Holy sh1t. Every red light I hit I was tempted to run. It looks like the earth swallowed the city and puked it back up.

And Atlantic City has an interesting "night life" the last time I was there.

 

[PrinceBeavis]

East Los

Yeah, right! ...More like FONTANA....what a sh*thole!

 

[Capt.Jack Sparrow]

Yeah, right! ...More like FONTANA....what a sh*thole!

Yeah, kinda. Our next door neighbor bloomington is more of a sh!thole.

 

[Firepower]

The championship "you gonna die, white boy" award:

That is a racist comment to make on several levels. I don't think you did it intentionally, but it just shows how men have been pvssified thru education, media and propaganda - white men in particular.

The statement implies white = weak boy, while simultaneously implying blacks are violent and prone to attack whites.

The true test is switching how races are labeled, i.e. giving TobaccoChaw Arkansas the backwoods award for "you gonna die black boy"

Ugly either way

 

[D!ck Ramsey]

Newark. Hands down.

I once got arrested for looking like a criminal there. Apparently some dude with my same jacket robbed a liquor store and I spent the night in jail, after the cops roughed me up some. I didn't even get an apology.

Then there was the time I got attacked by homo thugs (yes they exist) Thankfully they were all drunk and I am a fast runner.

Oh, and what about the time I got stranded in the airport because the ticketing agent screwed up my reservation, and I spent Christmas night sleeping in the airport? That was fun.

Toss in the horrible aesthetics, fowl smell, rampant crime and lack of anything resembling culture and there you have it.. America's sh!ttiest city.