Meddle, the In & Out Party store was on the NE corner until about 5 years ago [[if you recall it was a 7-11 until the early 80s). It was torn down in lieu of a gas station, much to neighborhood opposition. That gas station went out of business after 1 1/2 yrs of operation, sat vacant and stripped for three more years, then re-opened last fall. We will see if they cut the grass.

The building on the corner of Auburn was not an apartment building but an old repair shop, [[they had an old VW logo) and was vacated 20 years ago. It was torn down more about ten years ago, and has had that familiar 45 degree path cut thru the middle of it, like most vacant corner lots in urban areas. BTW, that house next to the repair shop [[vacant lot) is a two family flat built in the early 20's, is decked out in mahogany trim, ornate plasterwork, and original farmhouse kitchen sinks [[in very good condition), the bathrooms are original as well.