Same thing was happening all over the country in '72. Some fared better than others I guess but poor is poor. Dorchester, Jamaica Plain, Matapan, Roxbury, Southy, Quincy are dumps for all the same reasons. Poverty, ignorance and subservience to the dickheads they keep electing. They pretty much deserve what they get for their efforts.
Boston blows, nuff said.
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