B ut even on Primrose there is trepidation about the future of Riverside. The fissure between new residents and old grows a little each day in these tranquil neighborhoods, and a cross-cultural dialogue has proven challenging. They want families that are going to be established, that are going to be here for the long haul. Much of the area boasts quiet streets, old trees and sturdy brick bungalows with roomy back yards. The six neighborhoods share only a few strip malls and one major-chain grocery store.
Traffic is light and the crime rate is low.
I was raised in a small town, and life here is just like that. Individually and jointly, Riverside's six neighborhood associations have worked to stem the physical deterioration that plagues so many central city neighborhoods. We don't have traffic problems here, we're right off downtown, and in five minutes we're in North Richland Hills doing our shopping. We're just so centrally located. But prices vary from neighborhood to neighborhood.