[QUOTE=Tony9;6986269]As someone who traveled to WP often in the '80's thru early 2000's, to the strip clubs ONLY (I tried Above the Garter back in the mid 80's). I was always cautious about my surroundings either during daylight and especially at night.
As an older / wiser mid aged man now, I've no desire to visit WP, Brooklyn or Centerville. The "strip club" world is NOTHING like it was 20+ yrs ago, it's pathetic now (from reading this forum alone) . My reply to the remark - "Wash Park is 99/9% safe anytime" . I wouldn't go that far. We're all entitled to an opinion. The municipalities I mentioned are the poorest of the poor.
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The F grade means the rate of crime is much higher than the average US city. Washington Park is in the 6th percentile for safety, meaning 94% of cities are safer and 6% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Washington Park's proper boundaries only.......... The rate of crime in Washington Park is 65.53 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Washington Park generally consider the south part of the city to be the safest. Your chance of being a victim of crime in Washington Park may be as high as 1 in 10 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 22 in the south part of the city.[/QUOTE]Crime statistics can be misleading. Historically, the clubs and massage parlors and their patrons have avoided a lot of the violent crime issues that plague those communities. There have been sporadic instances where club patrons have been targeted. Over a decade ago there was a group targeting patrons of Dollies, Blondies, and Chameleon Club in WP. It was a pretty hairy deal for a bit. One guy actually got killed in Dollies' parking lot. A member or two of this board got jumped in the parking lots of Dollies and Blondies. There were several guys robbed in the parking lot across Kingshighway from the Chameleon Club when the club was forced to stop using the south end of C-Mowes parking lot. I don't really recall hearing about guys running into trouble while going to the Centreville massage parlors. I bring the bad stuff up, because it is good to remember shit can go sideways quick in these areas. Years ago I posted about how I had a great time fucking one of the girls at the Chameleon Club only to be brought back crashing to hard reality when I exited the club and got escorted across the street to my car by who I assumed where on duty plain clothes officers. They were middle aged and one had on a sports coat so I was pretty sure they were thugs. So, my point there are definitely risks and at times those risks can increase. At the same time, the biggest risks in those communities are among the residents and people coming into the communities for things other than adult entertainment.
I don't generally report on most of my visits to the Centreville parlors because they are usually pretty routine, nothing that special, but they get the job done. I've never had any concerns about my security day or night at the parlors. The last time I was at Fuji Super Spa it was just getting dark and as I walking out to my car an elderly gentleman probably at least in his 70's was walking towards the door slowly with a cane. I'm pretty sure he had a fun time.
