Borderlands

 

These old fences mark (for me) an unofficial border.

My town, which is relatively nice, borders with a not-so-nice town to the west.  Obviously, this being suburbia, what defines levels of niceness needs not be said.  The border itself, I think, is the exact center of an overpass which crosses the parkway separating the towns.  My brother told me once that back in the eighties there was a meeting between the "gangs" of both towns to paint a white line across the middle of the bridge, and it has been obeyed ever since (for the most part).  Of course, in recent, more adventurous times, we crossed this bridge plenty.  It just so happens that the bridge is nicely paved on the other side, making it excellent for carving down on a longboard, skateboard or whatever.  Interesting fact: behind these fences is a trail that leads behind houses for half a mile or so and into the local teen party area behind a school.  What's cool about it is that the path has been beaten in by generations of kids going in and out of the woods to just do anything, its like a legacy of boredom.  Another interesting fact: Eddie Murphy frequently crossed the border over into our town to steal bikes.  Yep, lots of history at this part of town.