Quote Originally Posted by hybridy View Post
There was a young man who died over the summer that used to live there. I don't recall the details, but this place seems to be a magnet for suburban kids protesting against the rat race. A place to go experiment and get strung out with other like-minded folks - they take up residence in the bombed out homes on robinwood and other blocks. A sad dystopian place.
Zak was his name. I didn't know him but I recall he was hit exiting Belle Isle on bicycle. That story stuck with me and made me a slightly more defensive rider.

My experience with the place was not unlike you describe, though I'll say it had a welcoming, "good-weird" vibe rather than an unscrupulous, seedy vibe. It felt like a true independent business and a community making the most of their resources.