The more the neighborhood fell apart around him, the harder his old man worked to keep it at bay.
During the 1990's, the neighborhood fell on hard times.
"With all that, there didn't seem to be any reason why this neighborhood should fall apart."
As was the case with many inner city areas, the neighborhood fell into neglect beginning in the 1950s.
But as the neighborhood fell, so did the house.
But by the mid-70's, as the city's economy bottomed out, the neighborhood fell on hard times.
The neighborhood falls within District 1, which is the smallest in the city.
Cities change over time; neighborhoods fall out of favor, and new ones come into vogue.
The neighborhood fell into disrepair, but was revitalized beginning in the late 1960s and 1970s.
In the 1980s, the neighborhood fell into serious disrepair; entire city blocks were left abandoned.