Carol Lee Whiting, an African-American who is very nostalgic about her childhood, has lived her entire life (except for three and a half years) in Flushing, mostly in the same large house. She fondly recalls "back in the day" when neighbors were close, shopping was local, her mother sewed her clothes and preserved fruits, and the area was country-like. This changed in the 1970s when people of different cultures arrived.