The neighborhood didn't develop in one spurt, with houses ranging from 1910 through more recent times. Nothing is really pretentious, and it expresses a wide variety of tastes. I like that. The history of the neighborhood becomes apparent after talking to longtime residents. It doesn't become known by you 'til you leave.
Many homeowners also know the past owners or residents of their house.
One of those who knows the area's history is Chuck Kent, who lives on Richards Street just a few houses away from the house in which he was born. As a child, Kent played around the new construction and old barns of the area, went skating and swimming at the pond by the UI Art Building and walked across the frozen river into town. For many years, one of the residents on his street was Bert Manville himself. His own children had a very similar childhood. And they realize it, too.