Right on - when it comes to downtown especially I think that sums it up pretty well. It's an old city, lots of old townhouses & therefore little in the way of off-street parking, generally speaking. I used to work & live there. Exactly *where* in Wilmington is very important. The city still continues down its slow, but constant slippery slope of decline in many once-respectable neighborhoods. I got sick of being obscenely propositioned, dirty looks, hostility, violent threats, and property vandalization because of my race. And that was when I only worked there. If you can afford the right neighborhood, (or if only working there, a premium parking spot if you can get it) you'll be ok. It's not quite ALL that bad. There are a couple of very nice parks, but to live very near them you've gotta be flush. But, Wilmington is sprawling - outside the city limits it encompasses wildly varying neighborhoods, and there are some very excellent places to live in as well as the dregs. Some communities won't even look at you unless you've got millions in the bank. Others have bulletproof windows.
nelly | Sun Prairie, WI | Report Abuse