<p>My son is also on Figueroa in Figueroa Arms Apartments, actually in the so called “worst area” to be in - south of the campus. He has been there for 3 years. He is there because I bought him a coop condo so he wouldn’t be at the mercy of landlords. (some of them are a real crime due to the quality of some apts). These condo apts are gated with security and many USC students and graduates live there and the building, the oldest apt building in Los Angeles, was featured on an episode of “Cold Case”. The campus cruiser does not even go there. I love it there, I visit all the time and once spent a summer in the condo. I walk or ride a bike everywhere. The south area neighborhood is described is a working class minority area way worse “looking” than the north of USC area. There are homeless and a hooker sometimes at the bus stop across the street. I am from NYC and lived in very urban Brooklyn (Pratt) when I went to college and I have always just kept “aware” of my surroundings as I do in NYC and USC. This is not an area where you can wander alone drunk at night after a party. Other than that I feel fine there. When I am walking, the neighborhood people are friendly I think due to the oddness of seeing a suburban looking white lady in south central. For the most part, I stay on Figueroa.</p>
<p>You are not in Kansas and as long as you realize that, living in the area can be a wonderful experiance as depicted in this article from the Daily Trojan that I am sure my son and many other USC students identify with. </p>
<p>[Daily</a> Trojan - City of Angels yields some final life lessons](<a href=“http://www.dailytrojan.com/lifestyle/city-of-angels-yields-some-final-life-lessons-1.1735972]Daily”>http://www.dailytrojan.com/lifestyle/city-of-angels-yields-some-final-life-lessons-1.1735972)</p>