Southwest 182nd Ave, Aloha

SW 182nd is a through street between SW Alexander and SW Johnson, in Beaverton. I think originally it was a nice little neighborhood street, but over time the single family homes ended up being turned into lease rentals and the general ambiance of the street went downhill.

It has a nice little church in the middle, along with a retirement home next door and most of the houses, while looking a bit 'run down' seem to be nice enough, but the neighbors all keep to themselves and you wont find anything like a 'neighborhood garage sale' nor any kind of '4th of july block party' or anything else community oriented.

As far as a through street, it would be just as easy to go down 185th to get from Alexander to Johnson, and most people do, unless you have friends on SW 182nd.

During the winter months, when it snows, though it can be dangerous as the ditch is really wide on the Johnson side, when you turn right onto SW 182nd and its difficult to judge exactly where the ditch starts (as there is no lip or anything) and I can see people driving into it in error and getting stuck and having to be towed out.

On the plus side, its an easy walk to the local 7-11, subway and Big Lots shopping centers, as well as being a nice easy walk for elderly people since theres not alot of traffic along the street.

I havent attended the Church there, but I have heard its a nice one, with an older congregation.