"I enjoyed the walks that we went on around my neighborhood. they were
fun and educational. On the walks, we learned about buildings that were
pretty old. It was fun because when we learned about the old buildings we
got to see them instead of just listening and looking at pictures of the
buildings. Some of them looked like rich people might have lived in them
because of the way they were built. The houses were pushed back away from
the street and were large. Ohter houses were closer to the street and not
as big."
-Nicole
"We took a walking trip around the Roxborough neighborhood. We took a look at the old homes and the new homes. ON of the old homes we looked at was built in the 1800's and was owned by a wealthy family. As we walked farther we saw smaller homes that seem to be built not so long ago.
On our second trip we took a walk down Ridge Avenue to visit the
Roxborough Baptist Church. It was one of the earlier buildings built in
Roxborough. The we walked further down Ridge Avenue and took a look at an
old bar we was in the book at school. Then we returned to
school."
-Richard
"I was inspired by the neighborhood walks because I never knew there were many historic things in Roxborough. I never thought that two little neighborhood walks could effect the way I thought. It's so amazing to see how the walks could change my whole opinion about Roxborough historically and now. I know so much more than I did before this project. And I thought I knew everything about what I thought was a boring town. But this "boring town" has a lot of not so boring things in it. Every little nook and cranny has a special meaning to Roxborough.
Before this project I didn't even think Roxborough existed back then.
I thought this town was just recently discovered. But this town is over
two-hundred years old. The walks in the neighborhood definitely made me
change my mind about Roxborough."
-Victoria
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