Neighbor- one living or located near another, fellowman.
I had a Client that did business with my Company the lived in a semi closed Community on the lower South side of Columbus , Ohio called German Village.
German Village was as you might conclude an area that was once settled by Germans.
The homes have a distinct Architecture about them , there are brick streets and the area has been very well taken care of and now the homes are pretty expensive.
Most have been restored and there are many single proprietor businesses like specialty Restaurants , Bakeries, and other eclectic retail shops.
If you are lucky enough to own a home in the " Village ," you must follow the Village Associations rules w, regards to what color you can paint your house, what types of shutters you can use, type of fence you can use ,etc.
As my Client used to tell me even though the homes were almost touching each other he and his wife didn't really know his neighbors.
The neighborhood was composed of Professionals, Artists,younger people on their way up the ladder, and retired folks looking for the peace and quite and beauty of the area.
It would be a nice area to own a home ( I looked at buying a house there ) but I doubt there was according to my Client , much neighborly stuff going on.
He said the appeal was the almost impersonal nature but feeling of complete safety within the " Village " even though it's surrounded by bad neighborhoods.
I think in places like German Village there is such a diversity of people that everyone is interested in what it is they are in to and living in the " Village " is more of a status symbol for them.
I think if you want a good " neighborly " experience, you need to live where there are people that own there home or are buying them, people that have lived there for at least 5 years, people that have kids in school and have grown up there themselves is better , people who have a vested interest in the area where they live.
People that have " Roots " there. A sense of being from there and there is their " Home."
I think you need to have " Roots " and a feeling of " Home " for people to really be neighborly.
Dolph
German Village is pretty well known as "Gerbil Village" if you get my drift.
I am not sure how diverse it is anymore, but understand everything else you are saying about what the area was at one time.
