My Sistrunk Blvd Ft Lauderdale Experience
I had a business meeting scheduled recently at a government office in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. I originally thought it would be by the beach or near Las Olas. Wishful thinking I guess. After we got off at Sunrise Blvd from 595, I realized we were in Sistrunk Blvd, near Broward Blvd.
Welcome to the ghetto.
Here I am in the backseat of some $40,000 SUV, with two others guys dressed in suits driving around in the residential streets.
Things I observed from my windows, more scenes that destroy the illusion of the all-powerful United States.
1) Everybody was home and walking around at 9:45AM on a weekday. Able bodied men and women were either unemployed or they all worked 3rd shift at Tashman.
2) Lots of babies and little kids running around.
3) The women were wearing uhm… “stylish” outfits.
4) Your typical bails bondsmen, pawnshops, strip clubs, fast food joints, car washes, rim stores, and baptist churches.
5) Burnt out cars.
6) Furniture on the lawn.
7) A mean-scowled man with dreadlocks, gold teeth, blasting music in a low rider car (and gold plated rims w/oversized tires).
Old guys in the street with paperbags w/liquor so early in the morning.
In other words, it felt like home for me (Brooklyn, NY).
When we finally got to the government office, it was surrounded by a tall and pointed steel black gate/fence.
After we left, we passed new condos being built in Plantation, Florida, and I felt pretty melancholy that the Sistrunk Blvd revitalization project has not happened yet. After years of politicians bickering and budget issues, it’s time for some Obama money to be put into restoring our nation’s ghettos.
Years ago, Las Olas and parts of Delray Beach were overrun with crime. Police officers would warn of carjackings and muggings. There’s no reason that Sistrunk has to remain in this state of poverty, crime, and decay.
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all of america may turn into sistrunk if no new jobs are created.
i like the sistrunk article!now let me tell you about where i am.this place makes sistrunk look like paradise.man urinating in the street-but he doesnt even turn around!just pisses right onto the steet!multiple pawn shops-at least 11 on one block.you cant enter the pawnshops.there is a bulletproof window with a hole in it.you put your item for pawn in there-only a 40% interest borrowing rate!each decent store has a white-uniformed guard either toting a grip-handle shotgun or an ar-15.rows of stalls with rusted metal roofs selling items such as roasted pig’s head.and forget about emission control on jeepneys.20% of the people wear masks.i saw a guy i really felt bad for.he was a delivery guy-didnt have a handtruck or dolly.he strapped a huge REFRIGERATOR on his back and had to carry it up 5 flights of stairs.with each step,he moaned and cried out.i held the door open for him.i
sounds like the road warrior.
where are you?
I wanna know so I can stay out of there.
im in asia. i miss the good ol usa already. dont ever take her for granted/