Oakland Avenue, Dogtown

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Oakland Avenue, before Highway 40 was built, must have been a beautiful, slightly more middle-class version of Lindell on the north side of Forest Park.

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But alas, the highway came crashing through, and the roar of the automobile now pervades what must have once been a beautiful part of Forest Park.

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I don’t think those Tuscan columns are original, above.

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No alleys! The garages sit behind the house, with a driveway to the front.

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