In Tampa right now. Ybor, specifically. Known “shithole” with a pocket of tourism in the center.
Last time I was in Ybor was college, so sometime late ‘90s.
We stayed mostly on the main drag but I recall going a block or two south and seeing open drug dealing.
In my minimal time here last night getting drinks and dinner, it appears that the ge trifurcation has spread, at least east and west. Unsure on north & south although relatively certain north is still a dump.
Based on that minimal time and with the understanding that it was a Tuesday night, didn’t see much of anything in terms of hobos, and didn’t feel unsafe or threatened. Seems to be a lot of new restaurants and bars that I’d love to check out, and I had a drink at the hotel bar at Hotel Haya and would love to stay there sometime.
So less shithole that I remembered which was refreshing.