[lysie]

I, too, lived in an apartment complex about the time you did. It was great. Plenty of kids my age and their parents were like adopted parents.

This was before Johnson and his "Great Society" agenda. When that passed I , as a youngster, noticed the effect it had on new residents.

Often I go by the apartment complex , " The Courts" and it is sad to see what has happened. Personal pride , for some, doesn't exist like it did in the past.

"The Courts" was a stepping stone until families acquired enough money to buy a home.

[OneVike]

Good points. You are correct, the family unit and neighborhood closeness was destroyed by making the government the daddy and paying young girls to get pregnant to get their own place.

[HiTech RedNeck]

If it really was pride then just as well that it passed.