Several months ago, I was doing some research for a story about the redevelopment of the old Fire Station 18 next to the former Central State Hospital grounds.
I asked westside resident Sharon McDonough what she remembered about the fire station. Over the next few minutes, she told me about what this part of the city was like when she was growing up.
She told me about places where she and her friends used to hang out when they were teens, and she mentioned a lot of places that sounded like a lot of fun but aren’t around anymore…