I Grew Up There

Commenters frequently share personal anecdotes about growing up in, living near, or having connections to the specific location or similar areas mentioned in the post, often expressing surprise, nostalgia, or local insights.

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Sample Comments

DoofusOfDeath • Jan 3, 2020 • View on HN

Interesting story! I grew up in that area and heard nothing about this.

Conasg • Jul 29, 2023 • View on HN

Surprising seeing this! I lived very close to here for eight years.

robin_reala • Jun 9, 2025 • View on HN

Huh, that’s really not far from where I grew up, and I had no idea it existed.

rblatz • Jul 28, 2023 • View on HN

As someone that grew up there, I don't blame you.

__derek__ • Aug 14, 2016 • View on HN

As it happens, I grew up in one.

njoubert • Apr 22, 2022 • View on HN

I grew up in an area like this and it was pretty great!

dafman • Jan 16, 2022 • View on HN

I also grew up there. I never thought I’d see it mentioned on HN, let alone see someone else post here who also grew up there!

mrlonglong • Oct 5, 2022 • View on HN

I used to live there many moons ago.

lylejohnson • Feb 14, 2013 • View on HN

I grew up there, but I guess that doesn't count.

Psyonic • May 8, 2010 • View on HN

Note: Probably not the case everywhere, but definitely was the norm where I grew up in the burbs.