My Neighborhood

This picture of a small street in West Hempstead is the epitome of a Long Island suburban neighborhood. You don’t see many streets like this in New York City or Brooklyn.

I think that it’s reasonable to assume that this town is very child friendly for many reasons. The most obvious reason being that the sign says “Children at play” in order to warn drivers that children live in this area and may suddenly run in the middle of the street to catch a rolling ball or they may be riding their bikes. Not only is there a sign that suggests there are children, but also there is a basketball hoop on the side of the street, which is probably not there to amuse adults.

Unlike the house in this picture, you don’t often see old fashion mailboxes with a red handle anymore. When I see a mailbox like this, I can’t help but think about the series of these types if mailboxes lined up outside the house of Forrest Gump, which was in a very country-like town. This mailbox suggests that at one time this must have been a very rural town.

The houses in the picture are very simple. It can be inferred that the people who live in these houses don’t care for big mansions but rather pretty little houses. The houses are also very similar in structure and look old fashioned with the archway and the porches. Also, most of the lawns are well taken care of. They are very bright and green and some have beautiful flowers in flowerpots and around the porch.

The street has a very serene and quiet look to it. Just looking at the street filled with many trees, I can almost hear the birds chirping on a quiet summer’s morning. It appears as if not many cars pass down this street except for the inhabitants living there. There probably wouldn’t be a basketball hoop in the street for kids to play with if it was a very crowded and busy street.

From this picture, West Hempstead seems like a very quiet and beautiful town full of children. The people living there seem to lead uncomplicated lives, living in their simple houses, caring for their gardens.

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