Felony Flats Repost sorry! Ok, I have searched and I can't find an answer so I'm sorry if I just missed it. I'm moving to Portland and I found a cute little place. BUT it's right near Lents park and everyone is saying RUN!! How current are the "felony flats" rumors/facts? First, can you tell me the exact streets you would consider in the "felony flats" and is it true that it's up and coming? I really can't tell if the people who hate it are just rich, snobby and racist or if its truly currently too dangerous to jog or park my car. I'm from Philadelphia and I'm not sure if the "bad side" of Portland (or outer portland area) is actually bad. Also, is it basically Gresham or no. I also hear not to live there. The place is on 88th and Holgate I think. Please give me current first hand knowledge! Thanks!! 
Krissy
Krissy
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I know what you're talking about, though. When I first moved to the south bay area, everyone always told me to run away from East Palo Alto, but I think it likely was because of rich snobby people. We never did end up in EPA, but during the time we lived in Palo Alto and Mountain View, the newspapers reported more violence within Palo Alto than in East Palo Alto. But hey, I never lived there, so no way to know for sure. But I at least suspect it was snobbiness more than reality. I can definitely report as absolute fact that Palo Alto is chock-full of obnoxious, rich snobs who're certain of how much better they are than everyone else.