[Elspode]

It is a truly egalitarian, seriously blue-collar place. The West side approaches sluminess in places, the East side has old farmhouses on one side of the street and near-mansions on private lakes on the other. 'Tain't boring, that's for sure. 350 Highway (formerly US 50 Hwy) runs right behind my place about 1/8 mile or so, and there's pretty much every sort of business, from retail to car lot to industrial, sited all along it.

In truth, I *prefer* an area like this. I like the multiculturality of it. I like the matured trees and established lots. I like the mixed age demographic, the ease of access to the places to buy stuff, and the fact that, despite all of the nearby hubub, my own street and chunk of neighborhood is amazingly quiet.