At the risk of beating a dead horse into dog food, I felt moved to do one more post on National Night Out. We had a great showing at all three locations.
This is how it looked at Glencreek Lane.
This is how it looked at Bashford Manor Lane
Lastly, here is a view at Commander Drive
At Commander Drive I had some interesting conversations. I met someone who was raised in the neighborhood in the late 1950's and early 1960's. His mother bought the house he was raised in in 1958. He came back and bought his mother's house from the estate. He told stories about the DX gas station that was where the public housing is, the activities at Farnsley Park in the 1960's and the swim club.
What was interesting is that he had some back ground on the building of the public housing---it took longer because someone or people would come and tear down the progress made during the day and they eventually put a fence around it. Originally the Bon Air Neighborhood did not want the public housing and some of the people I talked to back in 2003 about it said that it was forced on the neighborhood despite the legal fight that was put up. .
On a funner note I also met a newcomer to the neighborhood who drove a hearse to the gathering and talked about his hobby of ghost hunting. He said that his ghost hunting services are in big demand at Halloween. He has moved next door to his mother-in-law on Doreen, which some may literally believe is scarier than the paranormal, but he has been married for 25 years to his wife and I would bet he has a great relationship his mother-in-law to make this commitment.
Lastly we also had the chance to meet two younger couples with small children where both husbands are students at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. One will be leavng soon to go back to Washington State, but I also enjoyed the conversation about my experience in the MSW program when it existed at SBTS.
One more matter of note: thanks to Jeff Noble, Legislative Aide to Metro Council member Brent Ackerson for making the rounds.
I can say that I am glad that we hosted National Night Out. I am hoping that the Bon Air Neighborhood Association can do this again on Augutst 4, 2020, which is the first Tuesday in August. .
This is how it looked at Glencreek Lane.
This is how it looked at Bashford Manor Lane
Lastly, here is a view at Commander Drive
At Commander Drive I had some interesting conversations. I met someone who was raised in the neighborhood in the late 1950's and early 1960's. His mother bought the house he was raised in in 1958. He came back and bought his mother's house from the estate. He told stories about the DX gas station that was where the public housing is, the activities at Farnsley Park in the 1960's and the swim club.
What was interesting is that he had some back ground on the building of the public housing---it took longer because someone or people would come and tear down the progress made during the day and they eventually put a fence around it. Originally the Bon Air Neighborhood did not want the public housing and some of the people I talked to back in 2003 about it said that it was forced on the neighborhood despite the legal fight that was put up. .
On a funner note I also met a newcomer to the neighborhood who drove a hearse to the gathering and talked about his hobby of ghost hunting. He said that his ghost hunting services are in big demand at Halloween. He has moved next door to his mother-in-law on Doreen, which some may literally believe is scarier than the paranormal, but he has been married for 25 years to his wife and I would bet he has a great relationship his mother-in-law to make this commitment.
Lastly we also had the chance to meet two younger couples with small children where both husbands are students at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. One will be leavng soon to go back to Washington State, but I also enjoyed the conversation about my experience in the MSW program when it existed at SBTS.
One more matter of note: thanks to Jeff Noble, Legislative Aide to Metro Council member Brent Ackerson for making the rounds.
I can say that I am glad that we hosted National Night Out. I am hoping that the Bon Air Neighborhood Association can do this again on Augutst 4, 2020, which is the first Tuesday in August. .
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