I wonder if it happened?
We have stories like that too. There's a neighbourhood of St. John's called Shea Heights. Libertarian paradise. It used to be a shanty town (no joke) on the Southside Hills. After we joined Canada, the feds said, b'ys, you either have to service this place with water, sewer, etc., or bulldoze it and house the residents elsewhere.
Well, St. John's made the TRAGIC mistake of opting to service it. Now it's a mix of new housing developments, shanty town, etc. Very mainland lifestyle, cars in the backyard. Big garages, houses with half the siding missing. VERY bad reputation for fights, thefts, idiots, etc.
So, first Gulf War, VOCM open line. He's asking for opinions about the U.S. sending troops to help the Shiites.
Missus phones in, "Well, I'm some surprised the Americans are getting involved but it's about time they did something with that fucking crowd up in Shea Heights!"