Well, it's all relative. People who are truly from the ghetto (this does not include Northpark, btw) have never set foot inside a Costco or IKEA.

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akaggie05 said:

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I think most of the bs happens in the parking lots / garages. Vehicle smash n grabs, purse snatching, etc. As in most situations, situational awareness and not looking like an easy mark goes a long way.

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Tell your wives and daughters to stay off their cell phones until they get in the car.

Keep your head on a swivel, your eyes straight, and looked pissed off..........and you will scare off most criminals.

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Similar to the Curb episode where Larry wears a MAGA hat to get people to avoid him, I wear a 2nd Amendment shirt to get criminals to leave me alone in the Northpark parking garage.

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Yeah, it changed pretty dramatically even in the last 5-10 years. We used to go there on the regular because it was a badass mall. Probably one of the most high end malls in the US, if not #1.

But then it got really scary in the last 5-7 years and we stopped going. Felt like you were in the third world. Jewelry stores stopped letting people in unless by appointment and now they employ bouncers at the entrance.

I feel safer at the Corpus Christi mall.

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Northpark has gotten worse, but relative to some other malls it isn't too bad.
The Koreatown at Royal and Harry Hines. But then again, that's Harry Hines. I go there occasionally for some stuff but there's tons of homeless hanging out near the 645/35 interchange. The Sam Moon center just has less business but it has escaped most of the issues of the former by not being on Harry Hines.

If you want extra ghetto try Southside off of Botham Jean, I-35 and Riverside (why they want to gentrify this is beyond me). My first vehicle had a bullethole from the previous owner getting caught in the crossfire there before he moved to Allen in the 90s.
Thankfully Hickory House is on the other side of 35 and I only stop when I'm driving down to Aggieland.

erudite said:

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YouBet said:

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Yeah, it changed pretty dramatically even in the last 5-10 years. We used to go there on the regular because it was a badass mall. Probably one of the most high end malls in the US, if not #1.

But then it got really scary in the last 5-7 years and we stopped going. Felt like you were in the third world. Jewelry stores stopped letting people in unless by appointment and now they employ bouncers at the entrance.

I feel safer at the Corpus Christi mall.

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Northpark has gotten worse, but relative to some other malls it isn't too bad.
The Koreatown at Royal and Harry Hines. But then again, that's Harry Hines. I go there occasionally for some stuff but there's tons of homeless hanging out near the 645/35 interchange. The Sam Moon center just has less business but it has escaped most of the issues of the former by not being on Harry Hines.

If you want extra ghetto try Southside off of Botham Jean, I-35 and Riverside (why they want to gentrify this is beyond me). My first vehicle had a bullethole from the previous owner getting caught in the crossfire there before he moved to Allen in the 90s.
Thankfully Hickory House is on the other side of 35 and I only stop when I'm driving down to Aggieland.

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Agree it's still better than almost any other mall relatively speaking in Dallas area. It's arguably the most high-end mall in the USA or in the top 5 at a minimum. Vegas Casinos shops can compete with it I guess.

We were still very deliberate about getting in and getting out the last several times we went.

aglaohfour said:

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You took your kids to Anthropologie?! Don't you know that's a notorious hotspot for gang activity? Yikes!

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Only klan members (cough highland park) would classify North Park as ghetto or remotely ghetto.

VP at Pierce and Pierce said:

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Only klan members (cough highland park) would classify North Park as ghetto or remotely ghetto.

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There is a whole wall in the basement covered in mugshots of known gang members who frequent the mall, not that it is ghetto by any stretch.

Double Diamond said:

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Fine there whenever I go. Still a jewel of a place.

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Quote:

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NorthPark Center in Dallas, Texas was named one of the "7 Retail Wonders of the Modern World" by Shopping Centers Today in 2007:

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NorthPark Center is one of a kind. There is nothing else like it in the world. NorthPark Center is essentially a large museum with a shopping mall inside of it.

Quote:

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"From its inception in 1963 and completion in 1965, through its subsequent expansion in 2006, NorthPark Center was envisioned as a space to promote art and culture and remains a culturally active public space for residents and visitors of Dallas today.

For this reason, NorthPark Center has been recognized with the Texas Society of Architects Architectural Landmark Award, which honors an architecturally significant building or structure, or group of buildings or structures, in Texas completed more than 50 years ago and continues to inspire
the profession today. "

NorthPark is the only shopping center in the world with nearly 50 museum-quality modern and contemporary artworks on view. The work is a selection from the Nancy A. Nasher and David J. Haemisegger Collection, with artworks occasionally on loan from surrounding institutions. Though the center aims to display some of the most influential art of the last century, the curatorial focus is on artwork that can be appreciated by the wide variety of visitors the center receives daily.

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Both the original portions of the center and its well-conceived addition embody Nasher's vision of creating a place of community that shares his passion to bring art to people in their everyday lives. Says Housewright: "NorthPark's most important legacy is demonstrating that a commercially successful retail center can also be a great piece of architecture. It continues to build its legacy on exceptional art and architecture, elevating the experience of shopping."

https://magazine.texasarchitects.org/2022/11/07/dallas-northpark-center-receives-txa-architectural-landmark-award/

I don't know how to link IG but on DallasTV it is showing several people arrested today at Northpark. I thought of this thread.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DEqXbdEyK6j/?igsh=NXkwOXd3bmswcnlj

whats with all the welded i beams spray painted red everywhere?

had a neighbor a few houses ago with that junk in the front lawn, and I see it on the side of LBJ by the hi-5

aggiechick said:

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I don't know how to link IG but on DallasTV it is showing several people arrested today at Northpark. I thought of this thread.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DEqXbdEyK6j/?igsh=NXkwOXd3bmswcnlj

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Bet a $ that's some of the young Venezuelan type dudes