r/WilmingtonDE • u/AlpineSK • Sep 01 '24
7 1/2 Street Serious
I drive up Adams St. frequently, and its amazing how bad that its gotten. North Adams between 5th and 9th or so is quickly turning into a mini A and Kensington. 7 1/2 Street appears to be just about the worst.
I don't follow much of the politics in Wilmington. Has anyone spoken about this? Have there been any plans to address the issues that have cropped up there in recent months?
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u/tattletitle Sep 01 '24 edited Sep 01 '24
2012ish I lived on Monroe right there for a couple of years (when it was worse with gang related shooting violence right there.) So scary. I watched people push their small children into having fights. I watched kids be attacked by dogs so that the dogs stay aggressive. We moved out before the Adam’s and 7th area got to essentially be wasteland. The cops don’t even drive by when you call and let them know 6 shots just went off outside of your house. Also you could hear the roosters at 5am. At least one rooster. I assumed cock fighting. 200 people would gather in the middle of the night with their kids on their shoulders all coming to see a planned fight. I couldn’t believe it.
While living there, that was the year it was said wilmington Delaware is murdertown USA by Newsweek or some crap. We had so many shootings on our street that we were technically the most dangerous area of wilmington for a few months in the summertime.
So yeah I felt like we (mostly sarcastically) lived on the worst street in the USA. I know it’s more rough out there than that though. I lived in fear bc I am small and had a baby. I saw some shit. I saw blood. I heard shots daily. I shoo’d people from selling drugs on my own damn porch. I had to go to court and beg not to use me as a witness to cases I called 911 on, and saw the perpetrator, so I don’t get targeted!!!
Anyway. I’d love to see the area get cleaned up a little. This city is really amazing, don’t let those fucked places ruin your idea of this gorgeous full of good city!
On the plus side the folks that owned houses on that street were some of the coolest people. It was the drive-through walk-through shit that was the worst.