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Spent my day in west Shreveport yesterday. WTF happened.
Posted on 9/20/17 at 1:53 pm
Posted on 9/20/17 at 1:53 pm
Hearne -- Hollywood -- W. 70th area.
For the record, I spent the first 7 years of my life living in Cedar Grove (off Linwood, near Woodlawn HS), and my grandparents lived there until they died. It was never a high end area, but it was a decent lower middle/working class neighborhood with schools and stores and baseball fields. We patronized businesses all over west Shreveport. The grid is stamped on my brain.
The whole area looks like Aleppo or Mogadishu. There is nothing left. Landmark buildings that are etched in my memory are now empty or housing some makeshift shitty business. Just poverty and squalor everywhere. It was very sad for me.
For the record, I spent the first 7 years of my life living in Cedar Grove (off Linwood, near Woodlawn HS), and my grandparents lived there until they died. It was never a high end area, but it was a decent lower middle/working class neighborhood with schools and stores and baseball fields. We patronized businesses all over west Shreveport. The grid is stamped on my brain.
The whole area looks like Aleppo or Mogadishu. There is nothing left. Landmark buildings that are etched in my memory are now empty or housing some makeshift shitty business. Just poverty and squalor everywhere. It was very sad for me.
This post was edited on 9/20/17 at 1:54 pm
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Posted on 9/20/17 at 1:53 pm to Slippy
Thanks Obama
Posted on 9/20/17 at 1:54 pm to Slippy
Aw
Posted on 9/20/17 at 1:55 pm to Slippy
Just left Shreveport. My least favorite place to go in Louisiana.
Posted on 9/20/17 at 1:56 pm to tigerbandpiccolo
well, this makes my trip up there monday even less exciting.
Posted on 9/20/17 at 1:57 pm to Slippy
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I spent the first 7 years of my life living in Cedar Grove
If you are white, you must be super old.
Cedar Grove is one of the worst neighborhoods in Shreveport by far.
Posted on 9/20/17 at 1:57 pm to tigerbandpiccolo
Deridder and Fort Polk would get my vote
Posted on 9/20/17 at 1:58 pm to Slippy
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For the record, I spent the first 7 years of my life living in Cedar Grove
Don't ever tell anyone that again. We all know now, and that's too many.
Posted on 9/20/17 at 1:59 pm to Slippy
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Hearne -- Hollywood -- W. 70th area.
For the record, I spent the first 7 years of my life living in Cedar Grove (off Linwood, near Woodlawn HS), and my grandparents lived there until they died. It was never a high end area, but it was a decent lower middle/working class neighborhood with schools and stores and baseball fields. We patronized businesses all over west Shreveport. The grid is stamped on my brain.
The whole area looks like Aleppo or Mogadishu. There is nothing left. Landmark buildings that are etched in my memory are now empty or housing some makeshift shitty business. Just poverty and squalor everywhere. It was very sad for me.
it's been that way for almost 30 years, there's something about the complexion of that area that began to change about that time, hmmm, can't quite put my finger on it
ETA: almost 40 years
This post was edited on 9/20/17 at 2:05 pm
Posted on 9/20/17 at 1:59 pm to Clyde Tipton
That's not nice
Posted on 9/20/17 at 2:02 pm to Perrydawg
Especially fort Polk and the joint readiness training center frick that place
Posted on 9/20/17 at 2:03 pm to Slippy
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For the record, I spent the first 7 years of my life living in Cedar Grove (
Atkins and Linwood alum?
Posted on 9/20/17 at 2:06 pm to Slippy
Cedar Grove is straight up hood.
Want to get shot? Walk in Cedar Grove at night.
I've been in the Shreveport-Bossier area for 5 years. First 3 in Shreveport and last 2 in Bossier. West Shreveport has been run down the whole time. North Highland as well. South Highland and Broadmoor are trying their best to hold strong. But people are fleeing either South Shreveport or North Bossier fast.
As the hood creeps in, people with families leave.
Want to get shot? Walk in Cedar Grove at night.
I've been in the Shreveport-Bossier area for 5 years. First 3 in Shreveport and last 2 in Bossier. West Shreveport has been run down the whole time. North Highland as well. South Highland and Broadmoor are trying their best to hold strong. But people are fleeing either South Shreveport or North Bossier fast.
As the hood creeps in, people with families leave.
Posted on 9/20/17 at 2:08 pm to lsucoonass
Deridder because of the papermill we do work at and Fort Polk just looks depressing when driving back to the big city of Leesville which would round out to top three places that are depressing in Louisiana
Posted on 9/20/17 at 2:10 pm to PaulMcFartney
Ironically right next door to the old money baller neighborhood of spring lake.
Posted on 9/20/17 at 2:11 pm to Jim Rockford
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Ironically right next door to the old money baller neighborhood of spring lake.
that's more the Valencia area than the Grove, it's a buffer
eta: old money was off Line, Fairfield, north of Pierremont
This post was edited on 9/20/17 at 2:25 pm
Posted on 9/20/17 at 2:22 pm to Slippy
Thanks Trump
Posted on 9/20/17 at 2:28 pm to PhilipMarlowe
Why would anyone live in Shreveport?
Posted on 9/20/17 at 8:36 pm to lsuson
They couldn't find a job in Dallas?
Posted on 9/20/17 at 8:39 pm to Perrydawg
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Deridder of Fort Polk would get my vote.
I worked with a bunch of guys from Deridder on the offshore Oil Drilling rigs.
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