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Thompson, the best part about her neighborhood is the people. Thompson, who has lived in the West End, located north of Forest Park, for 11 years, dreamed of owning a historic home there. Her husband, an architect, was also drawn to the housing stock-turn-of-the-century redbrick homes and shingle houses. These days, neighbors—professors, artists, community organizers—stop by their urban garden to chat.

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