The 1700 block of North 16th Street, located just south of Temple’s outdoor athletic fields, is lined with red brick row homes. On sunny days, residents of the block sit outside with their friends and children, greeting people who walk past.

Erika Jones, a cake decorator at the Fresh Grocer, has lived on the block for three years.

“This block is very convenient, it has the bus that you can catch on either corner,” Jones said. “There’s a lot of little places that you can go around here, especially if you want to eat something fast.”

Rebecca Feldman, a sophomore history major and member of the Temple Equestrian Team, lives on the block with her roommates.

“It’s nice that the field is right there because it’s stadium spotlighting and you can hear the marching band every day, which is cool and annoying,” Feldman said. “It’s only annoying if you’re trying to nap. It’s pretty quiet at night because it’s mostly locals on this half.”

Jones says a lot of families live on the block, in addition to students.

“It’s kind of a mixed neighborhood, you have the regular people, and then you have students. So it’s kind of a diverse neighborhood,” Jones said. “They usually have block parties a couple of times a year and for the most part, people are chill.”