Wow, Madeira Dr. in Marlborough Park, we briefly lived there way back in 1990-91! I don't know how bad Marlborough is as a whole(I know it has a bad rep), but the Madeira Dr condos were just full of trouble. My mom wasn't too far removed from a divorce and had just met who is now my stepdad and I think money was a little tight, so when my mom got a job in Calgary we had to move ASAP. They saw how cheap this area was and jumped on it, without doing enough homework. We were out of there extremely quickly, I think they were shocked how bad the area was, especially considering me and my sister were very young at the time.
Surprisingly there's a really good elementary school right in that area, Cappy Smart. I don't know if it's still around or what it's like now, but back then it was constantly winning Calgary School of the Month Awards. I think it's important to have a very well-run, caring school full of good staff and teachers in an area as crime-ridden as this, it can really make a difference in the community.
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