Neighborhood Nostalgist Gifts

"Kim! Small world!"

"Don’t look now, Artie, but there’s a Starbucks where your favorite shrub used to be."

'That may be true but it's definitely the best place in the world to perpetuate the myth that it's still the best place in the world to bring up children.'

"I like New York, but I miss sleeping drunk on my front lawn."

It's from the homeowners association --- They want me to stop leaving my worries on the doorstep.

'He's a blight on the whole neighbourhood.'

"It's a sad state of affairs when Lever House begins to seem like a warm old friend."

'I should've never sold my truck when I moved to the city.'

"You're moving into a place where all the parents live well and all the kids test well."

Progress.

'Don't Move!' - 'Why would I want to move? Lived here for 51 years, know all the neighbours, shops nearby, post office is closed but...'

'Great! Thanks to the damn mortage crisis, we've got to live in a neighbourhood now where we wake up with yellow feet every second morning...'

'Happy Town' See the smiley face?

'He lives in a house, and it's by the side of the road, but he's still not a friend to man.'

"I'm starting to miss the summer people. It's been weeks since I glowered."

Autumn Leaves

'I remember when it was a row of quaint little coffee bars and boutiques.'

Location, Location, Location - Next 3 exits.

"Local shopping, local eating, and...I married the girl next door."

'Buy this house and get two wonderful neighbours!'

Giant Cannon in the Suburbs

Sketchy Neighborhood

"It's great having all the space, but Dan has been missing the city a bit."

'Hello, I've just moved in next door. Can I borrow some sugar please?'

Neighbourhood watch and slug watch.

Blissful Acres - An Ignorant Community

If you lived here, this sign would block your view.

(Used to be) END.

"I hate what's happened to the neighborhood."

'Still no takers, did it ever occur to you that they may not like the neighbourhood?'

Two roads diverged in a wood estates.

"Since he retired he misses his meetings."

'How very Putney!'

See, that's why you never buy the nicest house in the neighborhood.

'It's a friendly neighborhood'