The neighborhood I was born in - Port Richmond - has been traditionally been a stronghold of Poles and Lithuianians. Like many other neighborhoods in the city, there has been a slow demographic change as more blacks and Puerto Ricans move in, and more of the Poles and Lithuanians move out after every generation.

And quite frankly, it was a white ghetto back in the 80's, and hasn't improved much since then. Most of the people worked on the docks, at the rubber factory, at the various chemical factories in Bridesburg, or a very few who who worked for the city.

My car has been broken into twice the last two times I visited my grandparents. Will not stay overnight there again.