I'll miss this house when it's sold. No, I haven't lived here in 44 years. But it holds many memories for me and my brother. As I write this, I'm at RQS's place, while my brother is carting off the remaining stuff we stored in the house.
I grew up here. Both my brother and I have memories of the Oak and Pear trees we once had in the back yard. My brother notes that the neighborhood is likely to change, as they have approved a 3-story building about a mile and a half away from the house on a main drag. There will be much more resistance to over development in this community than those areas in "the city".
In my childhood, there were many undeveloped tracts of land in this area. Now, everything has been developed, and we're not likely to see redevelopment into typical 5-borough multiple unit housing anytime soon. Yet, one might find this kind of redevelopment near suburban railroad stations on Long Island. It only makes sense - it subtly forces people to choose jobs, legal and medical professionals, etc. near mass transit, as many buildings are only required to provide one parking space per residential unit.
Soon, I will no longer have any ties to the town in which I spent my formative years. It will be a loss, but I can still have a laugh about some posts about the town such as in the link below:
Floral Park PD - New Addition.
