34th / 35th at 5th ave North
Today on my way home, I did the usual. Exited at 54th off of 275 and proceeded to 34th street.
No action from 54th all the way to 38th ave.
No action form 38th all the way to 9th ave.
Then after I crossed over 5th ave. I decided to turn on to the street past the new Circle K. I turned left onto 35th.
All of the sudden, I saw Uncle LEO tucked in to the alley. And I kept driving.
He was obvioulsy curious of me and started to follow, but I was ahead of him a good bit. So I turned right onto Central, then left into the BK parking lot. Then left again on 5th ave S, thinking he was done tracking me.
Next thing, I see him at the intersection of 35th and 5th S, staring me down, so I dipped into the gas station on the corner. All of the gas pumps were closed, so I went inside for a freeway beer and to take a piss. By the time I got out he was gone.
Uncle LEO was CRWALING all over 34th and 35th between 22nd North and 5th South.
Be extra careful.
4th Street & Saint Anthony's area
OK, I'm breaking my silence to hopefully help you guys out. Some of you may wonder where I've been hiding for the past year. Well, I haven't actually picked up a SW since early 2012 due to a great relationship I'm in now. But something about the hobby keeps my eyes open when I'm driving around town and also keeps me checking the board from time to time. Mostly looking at CookyJar photos in the Philly board wishing our SWs looked half as good as some of the ones they have up there. So, I'm not entirely out of the loop, but I'm not picking up lately.
You guys are all crying the blues that 34th St and the standard strolls on that end of town are dead, and from what I've observed, yes, they are dead.
4th Street is a little different story. There are a couple of skanks staying at Monticello Motel on 4th street (at least they were there two days ago). I saw them blatently standing in front of the motel making eye contact with guys passing by in cars. I tested them by giving them the look and it's a 100% hit.
I also saw one on 9th Avenue up by St. Anthony's, which would make that around 10th or 11th St.
Finally, someone asked about BSWs the other day. If you don't mind traveling into a less desirable section of town, there are usually BSWs (real ones) on 4th St S from 22nd Ave S down to about 28th Ave S and a block back in that neighborhood, which would be 5th St S.
Good luck guys. I haven't seen one I'd pick up lately, but I have seen some.