Originally Posted by
kygorski
We had a black section in hammond, one central area, that was the norm then. 5 years ago I went back, it was a different place, the blacks were now in several areas, the latinos had several sections,but the homes were kept up, but it was a different city. A lot of the industry was gone,a few older strip malls were abandoned, most small mom and pop businesses were gone. Screens on business store fronts. The "down town" shopping area, almost deserted. It was really a downer to see that, but time goes on.