hillbrow became aspirational.ed, but was now accessible. people poured in in large numbers. many of them squatters from all over the continent. >> people come here, they come here with one intention. making a living. making money. started coming here. >> white landlords and tenants simply walked away from their property. the disenfranchised who moved in legally, semi legally, illegally or just squatting, an influx of gangs and criminal organizations, the area soon slipped into anarchy. >> there's a saying around here. okay? this building's been hijacked. >> entire buildings became drug super stores for illicit operations. everything that could go wrong, did. >> people make a living from different things. some hurt people to make a living. some, they sell their bodies. sometimes things aren't always according to what you plan. this is where i live. this is where my life is. i'll show you. >> we walk down the street and one of the many enterprises doing business on corners and in doorways around us becomes alarmed a