Talk:Downtown San Jose

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[edit] "Red light district"

I removed the characterization of 1970s Downtown as a "red light district". That phrase describes an area that is primarily known for its open prostitution. While there certainly was much illegal and sleasy business downtown in the 70s, it was hardly a vice capital. It was simply another urban neighborhood suffering from the usual problems of the period: economic decline, the migration of the middle class to the suburbs, and drug-related crime. If you must use a glib, simplistic phrase for that set of urban problems, you'll have to find another one. ----Isaac R 07:15, 22 May 2005 (UTC)