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About five years ago, when I first moved into the neighborhood, there were some riots after a young crack dealer had been shot by the police. Some cars burned, some stones changed location, and the "Le Parisien" newspaper announced that the Goutte d'Or was "le quartier le plus chaud de Paris". Even when they wrote that, things were already changing, bobo's like yours truly were moving in, squatters were evicted, and the general insalubrité was cleaned up by putting new appartment blocks in the place of others. However, some of the spirit still persists, and it feels good. On a hot spring evening like this, people move onto the street, discussing their bikes, having a beer or a tea. Paris XVI it is not, and I hope it'll never be...