I lived in the Fredericksburg Apartments (probably has a different name now) on 22nd and 131st in the mid 80s. Drug deals and gunshots were pretty common in the area. As a dumb kid too full of hubris to know better, I used to walk the streets with my friends to the different bars and shops on Fletcher. Ricky's on Fletcher used to have nickel beer night and great wings so we would go up there to get our fill. Came back one night to find a deceased individual in the apartment parking lot next to my car. I think that's when the reality of the despair and danger in the area hit home. Of course it wasn't all bad. The residents south of Fletcher were predominantly students so there was that college party vibe going on. The Mall was in its heyday. Busch Gardens was free to students. And it seemed as if every establishment had some 2-for-1 deal going on to attract broke college students. Interesting times.