...THINGS CHANGE, AS NOW OBSERVED FROM MY CROW'S NEST HERE ON THE BLOCK. BUT REFERENCES OFTEN LINGER LONG AFTER THE ORIGINS ARE GONE. NAMES OF HOUSES ARE ONE OF THOSE SIGNIFICANT REFERENCES: THE SOOYS', THE GORINS', THE KEMPNERS', AND SO ON. NONE OF THOSE PEOPLE ARE HERE ANYMORE. BUT MANY OTHERS ARE, FROM THE EARLY 1960s AND BEFORE. NEW FAMILIES AND RESIDENTS TRICKLE IN OVER THE YEARS AND OTHERS FILTER OUT, SOMETIMES LITTLE BY LITTLE AND OTHER TIMES WITH PLANNED PRECISION.
WHAT STAYS PRETTY MUCH THE SAME? THE BLOCKNESS OF THE BLOCK. IT REALLY IS A KIND OF ISLAND, MORE OR LESS SELF CONTAINED. NOT LIKE IT WAS, THOUGH. NO ONE PLAYS KICKBALL OR BASEBALL IN THE STREET ANYMORE, AND THE WHITE SQUARES PAINTED AS BASES ARE EITHER PAVED OVER OR COVERED NIGHT AND DAY BY CARS. AND FORGET ABOUT ONE-FOOT-OFF-THE GUTTER.
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