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Old 01-29-2008, 01:34 PM
 
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Anyone out there who knows anything about Lynn, Mass, in terms of safety, commuting to Boston and schools?

Is it culturally diverse?

Thanks for any feedback.
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Old 01-29-2008, 03:04 PM
 
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Lynn is culturally diverse. There are many areas you should not venture through. There is a lot of drug dealing/using in Lynn. But, much of the town is blue-collar middle class with decent houses. There are buses from Lynn to Boston or you can take the train. I assume some of the elementary schools are OK, but some people enroll their kids in parochial schools.
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Old 01-29-2008, 05:55 PM
 
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I haven't been around Lynn in a long time. There used to be a lot of Greek-American, Portuguese-American communities, noticeable African-Americans, and Hispanics more recently. Some of the people I knew there were Polish and Irish, too.
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Old 01-29-2008, 07:55 PM
 
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Lynn is very culturally diverse and accordingly is also a shytehole.
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Old 01-29-2008, 09:17 PM
 
Location: Cary, NC
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There are better places than Lynn that are safer and and diverse. It's not all bad. But it would be last on my list.
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Old 01-30-2008, 01:50 AM
 
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Lynn is certainly diverse, in that it has many immigrants from several areas and people of color, etc. Lately, I think it's heavily Hispanic. Lots of poor people, lots of drug rehab/sober house/etc. kinds of places. Lots of drugs. I think in recent years there's been an influx of Russian Jewish immigrants. It was more working-class when GE was operating full blast. Now I think it's pretty down at the heels.
What's the old saying?

"Lynn, Lynn,
City of sin.
You don't come out
the way you went in.

I would never live there.
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Old 01-31-2008, 11:19 AM
 
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There Is A Lot Of Ethnicity In Lynn. The Downtown Area Is Bad And What Most People Think Of Lynn. Outside Of Downtown Is Okay.

Cheaper To Live And Accessible To Boston But Watch The Location.
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Old 01-31-2008, 05:01 PM
 
Location: Cape Cod
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I was born and raised in Lynn. Graduated Lynn English High. I AM a Lynn Girl but I don't live there anymore. 'Nuff said.
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Old 02-02-2008, 09:10 AM
 
Location: Metrowest, MA
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I was born and raised in Lynn. Graduated Lynn English High. I AM a Lynn Girl but I don't live there anymore. 'Nuff said.
What's a Lynn Girl characteristics?
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Old 02-02-2008, 10:43 AM
 
Location: Cape Cod
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You'd have to ask the Swampscott, Marblehead and Saugus Girls but I think we were considered a little rough and tough.
Maybe it was that six-inch blade I carried in my pocket
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