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Originally Posted by tvp2003
Back in the day, Forest Lawn was pretty much considered the ghetto, followed by Penbrooke. Then as you moved north (Marlborough/Marlborough Park, Rundle/Pineridge, Whitehorn/Temple) things got progressively "better".
I'm guessing Forest Lawn is still the same, but have things started to shift over time? Just curious...
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These things are all subjective at the end of the day, but things like property values and reported crime rates (and type - property, violent, etc.) can be quasi-proxies.
The first thing that should be mentioned in any discussion is that depressed neighbourhoods in Canadian cities pale in comparison to the US and elsewhere in the world - including other first-world areas. It used to be said that there's really only 2 true "ghettos" in Canada - Downtown East Side Vancouver and Regent Park area of Toronto - and even Regent Park has improved substantially in recent years.
To answer the question directly though - yes these things have changed over time and will continue to. 20-30 years ago Inglewood was a comparatively "bad" area, after seeing time over previous decades as the de-facto downtown and most desirable area. Since then it has become better and more desirable. The greater Forest Lawn area will probably see changes over the next few years that could move it more toward the middle of the pack or be an above average community in terms of property values, crime rates, etc.