How many are in the one you grew up in? What defined the boundary of what houses you considered in your neighborhood? How large was your neighborhood?

For me it was about 13 houses on the dead end street I grew up on. As I kid I knew every family on the street, had been in all of there houses, and was welcomed to play in all there yards. I might add in the parallel dead end street right behind it too, although I didn't know more than 1/3 of the people who lived there. There were enough woods and cow pastures around the edges to kind of seal off that area as a unit (a few chickens and goats too). Here's a google map pic. It's at a slightly wider angle than the area I'd usually walk the dog in, but smaller than the area I'd ride my bike in.



How did you define neighborhood growing up? How has that changed been then and now?

1/22/2011 9:19:02 PM

Zero

1/22/2011 9:24:13 PM

I suppose I should expand the notion to include the number of residences in apartment complexes, condos, and so forth.

1/22/2011 9:26:35 PM

Zero

1/22/2011 9:27:10 PM

Also homeless shelters, tree houses, areas under bridges, your car, motor homes, RVs, bio-domes, tents, someone else's car, student residence halls/complexes, and the moon.

[Edited on January 22, 2011 at 9:32 PM. Reason : .]

1/22/2011 9:31:46 PM

Zero as well.

1/22/2011 9:35:42 PM

Don't live near anyone? Constant traveler? Just don't consider anyone your neighbor? Even when you were growing up, and currently?

1/22/2011 9:36:41 PM

I SAID ZERO GOD DAMMIT.

1/22/2011 9:37:03 PM

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"I SAID ZERO GOD DAMMIT. "

I'll mark you down for 5.

1/22/2011 9:37:55 PM

Here's the thing: this question is irrelevant, uninteresting, and nerdy as hell.

Therefore, this thread sucks.

BUCKET

1/22/2011 9:38:26 PM

on my street, 50-60. In the subdivision/community/neighborhood? 1500ish.

1/22/2011 9:41:18 PM

supplanter, i think we may have grown up at the same house

1/22/2011 9:57:03 PM

1/22/2011 10:01:40 PM

I grew up in the most densely populated city in the country:

1/22/2011 10:02:28 PM

this thread should be, "google maps/google street" the home you grew up in.....






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1/22/2011 10:04:14 PM

you didn't grow up in the stable, jesus

1/22/2011 10:11:10 PM

what a dump. I think you can see Deebo snatchin' people's chains if you look close enough.

[Edited on January 22, 2011 at 10:18 PM. Reason : ]

1/22/2011 10:17:38 PM

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"supplanter, i think we may have grown up at the same house"

cool, I have a sister now!

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"this thread should be, "google maps/google street" the home you grew up in....."

It still can be that, in addition to whatever else it is, regardless of name.

To my own question of comparing current to past, its a few hundred residences now. It was probably about the same with the last apartment complex I lived in too. I'm still in short walking distance of nearly 10 residences with people that I actually hang out with some. So I don't find that I know any less or more people even though there are a lot more people in closer proximity to me than growing up. The only exception being that back when I lived in Sullivan/Bragaw/UT/Metcalf are probably the times when I knew more people in close proximity than at any other point in my life so far.

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"I grew up in the most densely populated city in the country"

So how much of that overview shot do you consider your neighborhood? Did you pick the zoom level to basically include the whole area you considered your neighborhood, or is it a narrower selection of that region? Any idea how many people lived in that area?


And just to throw some more questions out there, how many people's neighborhoods, regions, or communities had names? Not the entire town/city name of course, but just the local area where you lived? Did you have a neighborhood watch? Did you have a neighborhood association?

[Edited on January 22, 2011 at 10:47 PM. Reason : .]

1/22/2011 10:18:46 PM

Neighborhoods? Pfft. Our house, grandmas house, 2 neighbors (across street, next door.) But each house was over an acre of woods from each other - and the next houses are just over a mile away.

1/22/2011 10:40:44 PM

^Reminds of my grandparent's place. The houses weren't quite so spread apart, but there was a lot more land between houses, and many of the ones that were most nearby were family.

Where my mother lives now the neighborhood is basically everyone who lives around the lake. I know for some people its everyone who lives by a park. I suppose voting precincts is another way to define neighborhoods somewhat, I find that I often see people I know at the places I've gone to vote.

[Edited on January 22, 2011 at 11:01 PM. Reason : .]

1/22/2011 10:55:33 PM

Hahaha, METRO LIST SON!

1/22/2011 10:58:54 PM

I grew up on a strip of 10 houses on a country road. Growing up, all the kids played with each other, so all the parents knew each other. But as kids grew up, people moved out, etc. now my parents really only know the next door neighbors and no one else.

Now I live in an even less populated part of the wilderness, one neighbor directly across the street, and 1 about a quarter mile in both directions. I talk to them when I see them, we borrow/lend tools/equipment, but I just dont feel the "community" here I did as a child.

1/22/2011 11:05:08 PM

Enough to minimize the chances of someone wanting to steal something from me when my "neighbors" are much easier/"rewarding" targets...

[Edited on January 22, 2011 at 11:18 PM. Reason : .]

1/22/2011 11:18:22 PM

I didn't grow up in a neighborhood. Hell, I had a rural route mailing address.

1/22/2011 11:19:52 PM

i grew up on a country road with a rural route as well, not in a neighborhood. there was a line of about 6 houses in a half mile stretch, if that counts.

[Edited on January 22, 2011 at 11:26 PM. Reason : .]

1/22/2011 11:25:49 PM

^^I used to play basketball at your house. I think you were long gone to college by then though.

1/23/2011 9:47:19 AM

I live at

21° 37' 16.21" N
39° 6' 43.47" E

Neighborhood is all the 160 residences inside the walled compound.

1/23/2011 5:03:23 PM