” I agree with you, though I do like my block with its single-family homes with yards. “
I like my block with single family homes as well 🙂 I HATE the jungle of buildings that have sprung up in recent years. Not the people living in the homes… and there was no pizza shop. there was a pizza truck – Kleins. I believe that Bais Yaakov on Smolley Drive was also in existence way back as well as Bais Medrash Elyon, which also had chasidish and litvish talmidim. Unfortunately my grandparents have passed on so technically they are not living here anymore…