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>Well, I don't know how things are in your part of the world, but when I was a kid, there were more parks to play pick-up ball in, more playgrounds to play basketball in etc. I look around now, and I wonder where kids have to go to do the things we did. Mostly what I see when I look around is parking lots and malls.
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>When I was a kid, we didn't go to the park and be accosted by guys twice our age selling crack either.

You bet. When I was a kid growing up outside of Boston, the biggest worries were about crossing the street (Massachusetts drivers were and are the worst in the US). Now most of the communities in my old town are gated for a reason.

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>I can't answer for Elkins Park, but Toronto has changed dramatically since I was a kid.