Brooklyn and Stork

We went to Brooklyn and Stork, which was a few blocks away from the Imperial Food Market. What we found there was a hilly area filled with colorful, old houses with varying degrees of conditions. Few of the houses had landscaped yards, some used the yards as driveways. There were hardly any sidewalks. Most houses had fencing and bars on their windows. There were some empty lots and churches sprinkled amongst the houses. The mailboxes were on the street. Few cars were parked on the street. Most of the cars seen were older with two exceptions: a Mercedes and a Ford. We didn't see very many people, but we saw one woman crossing the street with a plastic shopping bag over her shoulder, and a fully dressed man hosing himself down in a front yard. We heard a jetliner flying overhead and the horns of Mexican music from the inside of a passing car.

Seven months later... The only noticable differences we encountered were the matching trash cans in front of all the houses, and there were more people "milling" around. This is probably due to the timing of our second visit which took place during after school hours, leaving many kids playing in the street. One other difference we noticed was the absence of the showering vagabond, but we suspect that he is dry by now.