blight

His latter years were blighted by maladies, including heart problems, Parkinson’s disease, and memory and hearing loss.

To outsiders, these appeared to be blighted neighborhoods full of people permanently stuck at the bottom.

In a leafy suburb of south-east London, locals hope a simple solution is in sight to shut down noisy, dangerous, car racing that has blighted their lives for years.

“Neighbors feared crime, blight and property devaluation. But when they saw what we designed — colorful, open, safe, full of life — many opponents became supporters.”

He drew tourists to the storied Hollywood Boulevard, which — despite being home to the Academy Awards, TCL Chinese Theatre and the Walk of Fame — has long struggled with crime, homelessness and blight.