I used to live at the top of Capitol Ave. where it intersects with Lakeview Ave. This area has a couple of different names depending on who you are talking to. If you're rich it's Ingleside, if you're poor it's Lakeview or, simply, The View. At the bottom of north side of the hill is Ocean Ave.: slightly residential, mostly small business, only two bars, connects SF State to SFCC, goes all the way down to Mission. Sounds nice, right? Well, it is nice, BUT... if you were to navigate your way through to lower-middle class neighborhoods south of Ocean and make your way up and over the daunting Capitol Hill (aka Hershey Highway to racists and the police *synonym check*) you would find yourself in Lakeview. From Thrift street (the first street over the hill) all the way down to Alemany and spanning east from the end of Randolph to west where Lakeview meets San Jose you will find yourself in one of the most neglected, dilapidated neighborhoods in SF. The first week I lived on Capitol a 19 year old man was shot on the corner of Thrift and Capitol and crashed his Tahoe into the house on the corner. Randolph street is home to the infamous "Dead End 'Jects" known for having a courtyard with only one way in and one way out; the home to numerous drug deals-turned-homicides. On the corner of Lobos and Capitol you will find 10-15 year old bicycle riding crack dealers at all hours of the day... i don't think they have much interest in school. Not to mention that all of Randolph St. is patrolled by the Feds... not local cops. Think about it and don't go south of Ocean until you hit Mission!
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