Descriptive Essay
My neighborhood is historical, diverse, fun and very large. I have lived here in Shirley since July of 1987, I would turn 4 on September 23 of that year, about 14 years ago. My neighborhood is composed of the towns of Shirley, Mastic and Mastic Beach. These communities are located on a peninsula on the south shore of Long Island, New York. I am about 50- 60 miles from New York City; about an 1-1-1/2 hours drive depending on the traffic. When my parents made up the decision to move out here, my mom was going crazy. Shirley is considered the boon docks, the middle of nowhere to people who live more out west and she couldn't take it I vividly remember taking the drive out to Shirley with my parents, my 2 year old sister and my grandma to check out the house and the town before we decided on buying it. After a long drive heading out east on the Long Island expressway, you get off at exit 68(William Floyd parkway) and head south. You will reach Sunrise highway and Montauk highway shortly; they both run parallel to the LIE. At the "main" intersection of Montauk and William Floyd, there was a Roy Rogers, a run down shopping center, a broke down movie theater and a really big sump. That was enough to make my mom cry, but my da
Last but not least, we have the fast food capital of the world here in Shirley! At the next major intersection; Montauk highway and William Floyd parkway, just south of Sunrise highway, there is every fast food restaurant imaginable. Name it and we have it all; McDonalds, Wendy's, Burger King, Checkers, KFC, Taco Bell, Roy Rogers, Dunkin donuts, Nathan's and Pizza Hut. We just don't have white castle, but Im about to call the corporation and have a few words with them. What is insane is that all of these franchises are operating side by side simultaneously and all generating huge volumes of business. In my town there is no excuse for going hungry In conclusion, my nationhood is historical, diverse, fun and very large. Where else can you live in a town so historic, with so many activities, right on the water with so much diversity in a community? I cant imagine living anywhere else. Home sweet home is what I call Shirley, Mastic and Mastic Beach. I personally despise home developments where every house looks the same, or is the exact opposite reflecting floor plan. In my town, every street is unique and different. All of the homes are different. I live in a one story brick ranch, across the street is a two story ranch and next to that is a one story cape and so on and so forth. This uncoordinated and planned building growth can lead to traffic congestion and crowding in some areas but its all good in Shirley! I would rather enjoy diversity of many people and houses than coordinated, developmental construction. As wi
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