 Some former residents of the neighborhood recall all races in West Elmwood coming together as a large family, looking after each other's kids and calling everyone by name.The neighborhood is fondly remembered as being beautiful, with constant views and access to the pond and endless rows of fruit trees lining the roads.In the 1960s, “urban renewal projects” were being implemented across the country to knock down old neighborhoods, including West Elmwood, in favor of highways and industrial infrastructure.