Originally Posted by aname

You're romanticizing too much. If you watch Rocky I, there is an old boarded up building on the corner of the street he 'lived' on, where the doo wop guys are singing.

People still play many games.. in Rocky I on that street you could see a deadbox court and a hopscotch court in the shots. Those courts were still visible until just a little while ago when they repaved that street.

People still play halfball there. I can't speak for dimpleball.

I concur on the factories shutting down point..

That being said.. the old kensington.. which gave way to the new kensington... is now giving way to a new new kensington...