23rd Diamond st, North philly (1989) The Ghetto

[@jimmyfeathersmith1333]

In 1989 I was in the throes of an out of control drug addiction many of my days were spent here mainly around the area of 24th & berks, 19th & Diamond & the 3 S's, on the last day of 1995 I surrendered & checked into detox with a 28 day stay at an inpatient drug rehab, while most of the places depicted in this vid are long gone it brings back lasting memories of a lost soul trying (hoping) to be found. The track In The Shadows tells my story as I was living in the shadows, hiding from the light of the darkness of my life. What an amazing video this is & the song is absolutely incredible. I posted this video on my Facebook page just to turn people on to the song. By the way on 12/31/19 I celebrated 24 years of living without the use of drugs or alcohol.

[@katrinawimbush2609]

jimmy feathersmith congratulations on your sobriety!

[@youflaw3285]

GREAT STORY!! what drugs were you addicted to and are you still in philadelphia?

[@jimmyfeathersmith1333]

Started out as enjoying powder that morphed into a crack addiction then went all out with heroin. Yes I'm still in Philly, the northeast to be exact.

[@jimmyfeathersmith1333]

!!THANK YOU!!

[@pinkgal206]

Great

[@sayedelijah]

I remember days in the 80's with my mother, my brother and sisters in the cold, in philly, surrounded by project buildings, trains and living in a tiny basement apartment that looked like an old bar, tough times but we're still here. Philly raised me through the good and the bad times...

[@bryanpinto4051]

worked for Remco TV rental and had to do a repo at the Master street projects in August 1987. The security guard said do not take the elevator back down you will be beaten up and robbed. I ran down the stairs 5 stairs at a time. The guard couldnt believe I made it out with the VCR. August was a wild time around Master Street. Worked at 21st and Oregon.

[@nikkiloveslife4841]

I was 12 years old in 1989, and my cousin used to live in one of these projects. I am SO glad that she moved out of there.

[@AddictstoFantastic]

I'm from 16th and Fontain in the early 80s I was a young teen me and my friends would walk up to the projects to go to the 50 cent house parties and drink 40s of Old E Colt 45 and Wild Irish Rose wine Hip Hop was brand new and slow song gave me the opportunity to grind with a young lady against a wall which was the highlight of the evening. Drugs ran the neighborhood which took me and my friends down a treacherous path of using and hustling as well. The city was grimy and North Philly was overrun with abandoned buildings and this was my playground

[@Age1ne]

Trustory

[@seancrowley1065]

That was all of Philly except for the N.E. I'm from South, 7th and Kimball then 13th and Latona.

[@user-vr5et9zl9f]

Damn, my mom grew up in these jawns. I remember her & her best friend always talking about “the buildings” Wish I could show her this 😪

[@katrinawimbush2609]

Watching my childhood. Getting emotional. Thanks for posting.

[@The_Doo_Dah_Man]

That song goes unbelievably hard.

[@blaqxphantom]

I just wanna know the name of it, the one in the description isn’t right

[@jimjones5394]

yea i tried googling the lyrics and shazaming it and i've gotten no results... is this a lost 80s song?@@blaqxphantom

[@Keyz12345]

The description is right for the artist and song title! The guy has a page playing the same video and he states it’s an original song by him and I think he’s from Raymond Rosen! He needs to upload just the song as well!

[@Keyz12345]

Just search Raymond Rosen projects Philadelphia and it’s the original video and song on his page Daryl green

[@blaqxphantom]

@@Keyz12345 gotcha. Thats where my confusion was then, cause i was searching in Apple Music and Spotify trynna find it and Shazam didn’t recognize it lol

[@uptshooter6003]

It’s crazy how much different Diamond Street look now

[@Age1ne]

Right...

[@kaliyepalata9973]

Does it look better or is it far worse?

[@kaliyepalata9973]

@A.T. Eaze just to let you know I'm from Toronto Canada. I'd love to visit Philadelphia. Oh by the way I kind of like that song that was playing.

[@statechamp3465]

Totally different

[@thtbulumad7290]

@@kaliyepalata9973 it looks better now then back then looks wise but it's still a violent drug ridden area. They tore the high rises down but there are still projects on Diamond street.

[@radrick3257]

Damm I’m from 17th and Susquehanna and this was our back drop as a kid those buildings looked bigger than downtown to me as a kid 😊

[@JesusisMylord214]

Oh my God I remember growing up down there I remember me and my friends used to run through that neighborhood as kids and play all night I went to that school William Dick elementary what awesome memories this video brings back I’ve actually lived in those buildings I had a bunch of friends who lived in those buildings such a wonderful time to grow up

[@sondiniahunt2658]

I remember it being something so more beautiful as a child in the 70's. It had its downs but it was so family oriented.

[@Bigsuavoofficial]

Always wanted to know what these buildings looked like before they were torn down thanks for this 😎💪🏾

[@harrytdarby9483]

Wow, the best of times growing up there. Being a paper boy on Sunday morning inquirer in my shopping cart .25 cent in and around the area. And then there was the swimming pool at 25th & Diamond St. the year 1968

[@billyjacc]

We lived there for one year...1972-'73. Went to kindergarten at William Dick Elementary up the street... CRAZY PLACE....

[@mobbcreep956]

Same here a lil later round 74

[@averymonte5783]

Me and my cousins ran through these streets… love my city

[@roberttaylor6694]

Use to live on Warnock street between Susquehanna and Diamond street those were the days that whole block looked out for each other!

[@Melisblessed]

Whoa! The stories O heard coming from people who lived here. They are the most amazing people to me. To live through that housing complex witnessing murder and junkies. If the elevator was broke I wasn’t coming. Lord knows what was waiting for you in the stairwell.

[@debrao8676]

I lived in the hi rise in the mid 50’s. 1954-1958. Too young to have a lot of memories.

[@kspicer267]

Philly ‼️

[@keymarieharlii]

Wow! I remember visiting family here in the mid-2000s. They definitely weren't high-rises then, but it's cool seeing what it used to look like.

[@lastofadyingbreed6514]

You're beautiful

[@AmericaUnleashed9327]

That's impossible... these projects were demolished in 1995.

[@pinebarrenpatriot8289]

North Philadelphia looked like the Bronx in the 80's before they knocked almost all the high-rise projects down in the 90's. Mill Creek homes, Queen Lane, Cambridge Mall projects, Blumberg Towers, Raymond Rosen to name a few. Fairhill towers coming down next year.

[@MsCDante]

Lived here for a long time and heard about it being this way before. Heard some good and bad stories.

[@nickygmp_350]

Man this song is fire

[@goldenhiphop4270]

Wow....I never been here when they were up but this was the largest housing projects in Philly

[@ReeceStacks4u]

My old neck of the woods, 2308 W. Diamond St. Apt # 404

[@rustyshackleford3286]

I also lived in apt #404. But that was in a building in Toronto.

[@blackthoughtofkt406]

OMG many memories never thought I would see this.

[@sadewimes9199]

I was 1 at the time but I do remember a lot in the early 90s I’m 32 now

[@AICMPHILLY]

So many memories 🥲🥲. Jesus Christ delivered me from so much there.

[@Northphilly-wu4oq]

Not Jesus the all mighty God did

[@dmackk2373]

Damn, I use to live in the 2306 building . The memory this brings wow smh

[@robertwiegand9927]

It's like this song was made for the visual jouney here. Great choice of song!

[@donnelladams8362]

Raymond Rosen projects my pop grew up in the village in Johnson Homes. North Philly where I was and raised.

[@ReeceStacks4u]

And I went to William Dick Elementary School next to the building I lived in, I saw a lot of crazy and experienced things up there.

[@JesusisMylord214]

So did I brings back so many memories

[@MisterB2eternity]

I've met and was friends with so many beautiful brothers and sisters from Raymond Rosen and the surrounding Diamond Street. They were Diamonds in the rough. One of them became an award winning principal and my former supervisor Dr. Salome Thomas-EL. Also, boxing legend Bernard Hopkins came from there too.

[@newera5238]

I remember all of this, WOW…Thankyou for the memories!

[@charlieg4732]

Auntie lived on 2500 susquehanna good memories

[@CarolGadson]

This is the real hear on North Philly 💯💪🏾💎🖤

[@paulmackyou9098]

I was born in Philly march 1989. I still live in pa. Not Philly anymore 😊

[@anneyahgrace427]

I Love, Love, Love this song!!! 😍❤👍🏾👍🏾

[@Age1ne]

I know it's such a beautiful song right...I know him personally who sing it hes from the neighborhood, hes on facebook by the name of darryl green

[@anneyahgrace427]

@@Age1ne I tried to find his page, but there were so many people with that same name, it became confusing. 🙃

[@Age1ne]

@@anneyahgrace427 go to the 23rd diamond st projects group and hes right on the pinned video

[@anneyahgrace427]

@@Age1ne ....Ok Thanks 👍🏾😊

[@wwebster3rd]

What's the name if the song lol

[@earlgoodlett7593]

backinthe good old days

[@RahsaanWoodson-c8m]

Me & my man Darrel used to go down town

[@SybilGantz-c3o]

My mom would love too see this where she from lol😮❤

[@215Christ]

richard allen was biggest projects in philly...and then is was tasker projects in south philly...and then it was raymond rosen aka diamond st. projects...all notorious...

[@Age1ne]

WRONG.....23rd diamond had 8 highrises and blocks of row homes richard allen had 3 buildings tasker was never bigger than any of them Raymond rosen was always known to be the biggest projects in philly Richard allen was more popular cause of ram squad that's all.

[@215Christ]

@@Age1ne look it up in the library...raymond rosen was 3rd largest projects. tasker in south philly was 2nd largest, and richard allen was 1st largest..even though they was both all low-rises. I been did my research on that when raymond rosen was still up...I ain't gon' hold you though. them raymond rosen highrises did look wild...and right, y'all was the center of the valley gang, biggest gang in philly... ...believe it or not though...

[@billyjacc]

@@Age1ne Richard Allen was the largest and well known a few decades before RAM SQUARD or rap music took off , but mainly their buildings were low rises. Their residential numbers were higher, and Tasker probably was second but I'm not sure. Raymond Rosen was probably 3rd or second, but surely had the most towers in the city though.

[@pinebarrenpatriot8289]

@@215Christ Richard Allen's also had 2 high-rise towers at 11th and Girard visible from Temple. They were imploded before the ground units. Now they have those ugly single suburban like homes.

[@pinebarrenpatriot8289]

Actually you're right the Richard Allen Homes didn't have high-Rise towers I was thinking of the 2 Cambridge Towers directly next to Richard Allen homes on 11th street, they share the same land parcel.

[@canibus329]

nice bro 1989 wow

[@sedney2889]

It was clean back then people swept up.

[@seyronabbott6001]

Yup! Ye Ol' Ray Rosen PJ's

[@boxingpurses80]

I would like to know the name of this song and it be cool if one day people did a documentary on it

[@veniljackson47]

18th & Diamond in this jawn

[@williamgriffin2132]

23/D was always a place not to be mass with back in the day 1965

[@Age1ne]

Facts

[@tiabowman444]

Yeah that’s the good old days

[@Age1ne]

Right

[@Xttyddon]

Living in The Projects is not to be bragged about. They could have gave us some hd quality or sum doi.

[@bobski7032]

1986 I fixed elevators for PHA it was as bad as they say

[@Xttyddon]

I was lucky though erybody aint have the family and brother that I had.

[@41PESO]

Same corner where meek did headshots freestyle

[@fr3dr02]

AKA no mans land 😮 Nobody has the video of the Demolition? People came from all over Philly that day to see the 3 buildings blasted to rubble..😮

[@Xttyddon]

Hunnit building and building h8 was trifling enough.

[@Wisegoatface]

What’s the song called I can’t find it anywhere

[@Age1ne]

It’s not out I’ll see if he can put it on apple music

[@Wisegoatface]

@@Age1ne Thanks. It sounds great

[@Gjoshfreeman]

How different things were back then

[@anash578]

Y’all remember Ms Carroll from butch’s or KiKi karate chopping you when he caught you stealing... he keep it G cuz he never called the law on you

[@kentjones3418]

That's called the projects not the ghetto same thing really but look buildings like they especially 23rd &diamond Is called the projects across the street where it's just row houses that's called the ghetto.

[@Lucasthemann]

What song is that tho

[@Age1ne]

In the shadows by Darryl green he’s on facebook

[@Lucasthemann]

@@Age1ne thx

[@docwillis1443]

The world is a ghetto.

[@mindseye3406]

I can’t find the song

[@notavailable4596]

It's called In The Shadows by Darryl Green. You have to search for him to find any information about him. This video is the only place I've ever heard the song though.

[@markj2726]

Where can I find this song ?? I looked everywhere

[@Age1ne]

Darryl green on Facebook

[@markj2726]

Still listening, nostalgic

[@zostacks1]

That’s crazy where u find this at

[@Age1ne]

Got it from the singer on this footage darryl green

[@zostacks1]

Da Bull Peeps damn I remember them buildings and when they were knocking them down

[@freeman92500]

Whats the name of the track?

[@Age1ne]

In the shadow by darryl green he on Facebook it's sad the song never made it worldwide as great as it sounds he's from the neighborhood and was tryna blow at that time.

[@freeman92500]

DaAge thanks bro, i will check his page. Real talks, much potential on this guy

[@pinkgal206]

What year was this....

[@1stwonder788]

89

[@markj2726]

Song kinda fire

[@ZexhoisBack]

This looks like nyc

[@Age1ne]

Right

[@Northphilly-wu4oq]

This is when everybody was smoking crack

[@ultimatevixn]

you gotta be born to it not move to it!

[@Twinbye]

444

[@mattm4341]

Did this song come out in 1989

[@Age1ne]

Yes but never went commercial worldwide

[@1stwonder788]

So this was Philly’s Cabrini?

[@STREETMEDIATV215]

No RICHARD ALLEN PROJECTS WAS

[@boxingpurses80]

Philly had too many spots all over the place back in the 80s Queen Ln., Uptown you had a bunch of spots in South Philly Southwest Philly there was a lot of high rise spots pumping weight back in the day

[@MisterB2eternity]

The projects down 46th and Market was Philly's Cabrini. They could be twins.

[@forcechief]

Seems like back then everyone wanted to be like New York. Where I live (The Bronx) is littered with them.

[@215Christ]

shiii, Philly is Philly, been that way. peace...

[@nrinternational7523]

In these years I was back and forth from here to CastleHill as a youngin . Plus many other BX, BK , and Queens projects. No difference. Projects are the same in every hood.

[@billyjacc]

How so? Everyone wanted to be like NY? Those types of pj's were in Philadelphia, Chicago, Newark, etc; Philly was filled with them. I was a small kid when we there for a short period. The next year after we moved Good Times aired I asked my parents if "that's where we used to live?" because of the strong resemblance. There's still a few of those types of complexes in the city but most of them have been torn down. NYC residents probably have other needs up there., that's why there's still so many.

[@al5603]

@@billyjacc Yeah my hometown of Newark had 5 projects that were 12 or 13 stories high- Prince st p's, Hayes, Scudder, Dayton st and 7th ave p's. Then you had the mid size ones like Grafton ave p's, Seth Boyden, Lil Bricks, Baxter Terrace, Bradley court, Hyatt court and Pennington court. Then you had buildings that weren't technically projects but still had crime like the projects--The Spires, Brick Towers and Georgia King Village. My hometown of Newark and Philly were very similar back in the day, two tough ass cities.

[@BigShotMartin]

@215 B And NYC dominated that too (Harlem) and other ethnicity are from there.

[@jamallazarus8292]

That ain’t shit

[@Age1ne]

😆🤣😂☝🏽

[@backwoods4l500]

Dam my aunt lived there when I was 9 I lived at 16 diamond use to walk up to here projects to see her

[@user-vg5rv5xf4u]

Yo