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So I visited a trailer park today

First of all I got lost on the way there because the streets aren't marked clearly in the part of town it was located in. Or my GPS lied to me. Not the nicest end of town it was sketchy. Anyway the trailers were older and crappy looking. I saw a dumpster outside of one being gutted. There was no paneling left on it. I saw zero luxury cars parked. Oh and there was like zero parking so I couldn't get any photos as it was hard to drive, pay attention and take photos. Lots of older cars like tauruses and Malibu and trucks. I saw some people walking around. They looked like the people that usually shop at walmart. No hillbilly stereotypes though from what I saw.

Nobody has nice yards it all grass and weeds. Some trailers had heaps of junk piled up on the front or side of them. That was offputting and was something I expected.

Overall, it wasn't the hillbilly place I thought it was going to be. However, I would still never live in one nor would I step foot in one again.

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bijouxbroussard · F

I honestly didn’t know anything except what I’d heard about mobile home parks until a friend bought a home. When I went to see it, it was beautiful and so were many of the other homes, modest, but nicer than a lot of apartments, and there was a community where people looked out for each other. Unfortunately, many of those are going away from the Bay Area with real estate costs being so ridiculous. People who own the parks are selling the land to developers, who will build outrageously priced condos on it.

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@bijouxbroussard I lived in one for a while when I was a student. It was ok.

Fernie · F

@bijouxbroussard Sadly, that is happening here as well...selling out to developers. So many are being displaced. you are right...they are small communities where people take care of each other