these houses were all built in the last century. the security here was indeed not good in the 80-90s.
Old houses in China are common to set bars on windows, there's lots of thieves will get in the house through windows before late 2000s, newer houses nowadays are hard to see these because the strengthen of police enforcement.
Is this a crime-ridden area? There are bars on the windows up to the third floor.
I like your car spots close to the river.The scene remember me the first time I was in Chongqing in 2012.