Gated Communities In The City

Often thought to be a mark of suburban exclusivity, gated streets are coming to high-crime inner-city areas.

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April 5, 2005, 5:00 AM PDT

"Surreal but true, there is a gated community in San Francisco's drug-, alcohol- and sex-shop-filled Tenderloin...[one homeowner group has] gated off a tiny cul-de-sac where their front doors [are] open to the elements." The residents forked over $12,740 to pay for the 8-foot-high (and permanently unlocked) gate, which has proved successful, at least to those behind it. What has been the impact on this historic neighborhood?

Thanks to David Gest

FULL STORY: Gated homes in the Tenderloin

Monday, April 4, 2005 in The San Francisco Chronicle

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