“Quite a desirable neighborhood for some folk.”
Gary,Indiana & Chicago,Illinois seem to fall into this catagory as well.
However I have yet in my life found a Reason to visit either of them !
I like Chicago, it’s my kind of town!
I don’t *think* I’ve been to Gary...
As to Ponsonby, parking is always an issue, and I really can’t be bothered as a result. “Ponsonby Pies” used to be a great reason to find one’s self in Ponsonby, but since they began shipping their product to gas stations everywhere, once again why go to Ponsonby?
(Ponsonby Pies are arguably New Zealand’s nicest meat pies — staple food for Kiwis, sorta like hamburgers for Americans)