General Reports

[Zinthos]

I was in the area killing time so I thought I would do a circuit of the area to see what was going on down on 7th.

7th & Shropshire
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BSW about a 4 or so but had a nice figure.
WSW about a 4 on my scale. She had dirty blond hair and a chest you would expect on a bbw. You might give her a 6 if your into bigger women.

7th & Upper
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WSW with long hair, a little thin figure, and a top that can't be natural for her size. Seemed like the best of the 3 out, too bad I couldn't spare the time to pick her up.

7th & Chestnut
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This a a question more than a report on this one. There are always a few girls hanging out in the chairs at the corner. I think I might have seen some signs from a few of them, so I was wondering if any of you guys have had any luck with them. They seem a watch the cars go by a little too much just to be bored.

LEO
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Only saw 2 the whole time and that includes the one stuck at the scrap yard.

All in all it seemed busier than I would have expected for a afternoon.

[Trechman]

Following up on Handiman here. I picked Trish up this around 7 AM at station on 7th. Straight forward, warned of an LE girl and another that robbed a guy last night. Good BBJCIM for .3 with tip.

[BigTbone5104]

Johnson Avenue's recovery is source of pride for residents

By Robin Roenker

Special to the Herald-Leader

Angela Baldridge

Situated between Lexington Traditional Magnet School and Duncan Park, Johnson Avenue sits on a single block between East Fourth and East Fifth streets downtown. The scene of some rough times in years past, the neighborhood now has a newfound pride and sense of community and is being discovered by renovators. Photo by Angela Baldridge Pauline Byrd remembers a time when it wasn't safe to sit out on her Johnson Avenue front porch, years when increasing problems with drugs and prostitution at neighboring houses led her son and daughter-in-law to encourage her to move.

But Byrd stayed put.

"I didn't want to move, " said Byrd, who bought her house for $10, 000 in 1967. "This is my home. "

Today, Byrd feels safe again as she takes in the view from her front porch as she does most evenings, chatting with her longtime friend and neighbor Humphrey James. Together they reminisce about the 40 years they've spent on the street and remark on the changes Johnson Avenue is undergoing.

When things on the street were at their worst, James remembers, he had to lock his car doors when he left at 4 a. M. For his job with the city's Sanitation Department so prostitutes couldn't "jump in" to proposition him, he recalls. For a long time, the house next to him was a "dope house" as well, he said.

Eventually, residents rallied to take back the street, James said. They began calling the police repeatedly, leading the department to send undercover agents to break up the prostitution rings. At times, neighbors even took matters into their own hands, chasing prostitutes off from behind the alleys near Johnson with warning shots from a shotgun, he said.

"That's how we got it stopped, " James said.

These days, problems with drugs on the street "aren't completely gone, " but they are noticeably fewer, said Travis Robinson, a registrar with the International Museum of the Horse, who moved into his home at 425 Johnson a year ago.

"Neighbors are taking pride in their homes and in taking care of the street again, " said resident Shahied Rashid, who's lived on Johnson since 1986.

Houses roughly 100 years old

Flanked by the campus of Lexington Traditional Magnet School and Duncan Park, Johnson sits on a single block between East Fourth and East Fifth streets downtown. Roughly 30 homes, dating from 1903 to 1911 —many of them quaint Queen Anne or Arts and Crafts-style cottages, their brick long ago painted red or white—dot the street, which is visibly in transition. Several homes are in the process of being gutted and renovated for resale. Dumpsters sit curbside, overflowing with old lumber and drywall. Many are being refurbished by Laurella Lederer, known for her restoration efforts on the Third Street corridor downtown.

Others have been purchased and redone by a wave of 30-something do-it-yourselfers like Robinson who are new to the area, drawn to the street for its downtown proximity, solid architecture and makeover potential.

"It's probably the closest street to downtown that hasn't been redone, " said Robinson.

Several of the homes on the street have architectural or historic significance, including the one at 470 Johnson Avenue, which was built circa 1905 for Adolphus "Dolph" Wile, co-founder of Wolf Wile Co. Department store, a fixture on East Main Street for years.

Robinson and his wife, Jennifer, gutted their home down to the walls, updating and opening up the floor plan and creating a new loft space in the former attic.

Two of Robinson's good friends live on the street now as well, and the threesome often meet up for jam sessions in their informal band at one another's houses.

Next door to the Robinsons live Rodney James and his wife, First District Council Member Andrea James, and their two children, Clarke, 15, and Roman, 10.

The Jameses had lived for a while in New Jersey, but moving back to East Lexington was a priority, said Andrea James. For the past 11 years, they've lived at 457 Johnson, across the street from Rodney's father, Humphrey, and the house where Rodney grew up.

The Jameses love that living on Johnson has taught their kids about the importance of meeting their neighbors and respecting and learning from the older generation there. The love the blend of ethnicities and ages and walks of life that are mingling in harmony on the street.

"My children have friends who live in the suburbs who don't understand that you go out and socialize with people on your street. They don't understand that concept, " Andrea James said.

James says her friends often ask her why she'd choose to live in an older home in an urban neighborhood rather than "upgrading" to a new home in the suburbs. But the Jameses love living so close to downtown.

"We can live modestly here. We don't have to spend all of our money on a mortgage and new cars so we can drive in and out of town, " she said. "Also I keep thinking about when the storm blew through Masterson Station and took off all those roofs. "

"We have the houses that the wolf can't blow in, " Robinson agreed.

Remembering the 'gatekeeper'

Jill Chenault-Wilson, 46, lives in the house on Johnson that she grew up in and shared for years with her dad, Philip "Sonny" Chenault Sr. Until his death last May. Her father was "like the gatekeeper" of the neighborhood, Chenault-Wilson said. He was the one neighbors would ask to look over their houses while they were on vacation. He was the one who invited the mailman and meter reader in for a cup of coffee during their routes. He was the one who'd help neighbors out with a loan when they needed one. He was the one who helped start the neighborhood watch, and yes, he was one of the ones wielding that shotgun when it needed to be waved.

Chenault-Wilson's mother was also a neighborhood activist, helping start the petition to get the pool built at Duncan Park. Until it later became a meeting place for drugs and prostitution, Duncan Park was the site of many of Chenault-Wilson's early, fondest memories of the street.

In her youth, Johnson was full of kids, she said, and they all knew it was fine to play out in the street as long as no one ventured into Mr. Green's yard. "He hated kids, " she said. The younger boys even came to call themselves the "J Crew" and developed a yelp they'd use to call one another out of their homes to play, Chenault-Wilson said.

"We were really all like an extended family on the street, " she said. "It was all working-class families, so the parents worked and the kids were latch-key kids. But when we got home from school, we'd all go to Mrs. Pauline (Byrd) or Mrs. James's house and they'd watch us. Everyone on the street took care of each other. "

As more new families move onto the street, helping its older residents preserve the positive aspects of the street's past, Johnson's sense of community is being reclaimed. Earlier this summer, the street held its first "Johnson Highway Day" block party. (The street was originally known as Johnson Highway.) With more than 50 in attendance, the event was such a success, residents plan to make it a yearly event.

"It's a relationship between the young and the old, the long-term residents and the new, " said Andrea James. "I can't think of any other neighborhood where you'd get that. "

[Bigtlvr]

I will be heading to Lex this weekend.

Can anyone point me to a good AMP?

[Handiman66]

Little wsw I picked up on 7th Saturday. Came back to my room, showered for the deed. Full menu, but a bit rushed. I have digits if interested.
be safe
HM

[Chateau]

Yeah, you got to watch out for LE in Lex. I took a trip around 7th, Upper and Limestone and saw a few w and be SW last night. I managed to scoop the one that I'm always looking for. She is probably 19-20, blonde with giant tits and was hanging down by the blue building on 7th. Great BBBJCIM for. 2. She does anything else as well. I always seem to have the best luck on 7th. 6th and 5th are ok around Upper St. And York st. Is very hit or miss. The place I usually find one is on the 7th st. Side of the RR tracks on the st. That has the minimart on the corner. Usually something over there or the street that runs parallel to 7th across from the rr tracks. I've gotten a few on Versailles, but nothing lately. I'd like to find some info on where to find them on Versailles. Anyone have any suggestions?

Happy Hunting

[Thomasmatthew]

I took a circuit through Lex yesterday and a lot of talent out. I was pulling up through 5th around MLK and a van dropped off a very hot WSW. Unfortuntely the van looked a bit like LE so I circled once and she was down on sixth by that time. Took one pass and two BSW tried to flag me down. One actually yelled at me as I want past. When I came around again the one I wanted was scooped up already. Went down 7th a few times 2 decent WSW on the corner by the blue store with one guy. He kept following the girls so I passed on them. Finally found a decent WSW redish hair fairly slim walking down 7th drinking a soda. Circled and scooped her went to a spot. Nice BBBJCIM for 30 extra ten was for the CIM. Dropped her and saw several more out and about on 7th. Never really cruised on a Saturday before much more action than I would have figured.

Be Safe

[Funguy1464]

Check out London.

What is in London. Please PM me with the Details

[Chateau]

Check out London.

[Handiman66]

Be in Lex for awhile. Will try Karen again. Her no VM set up message came on no ring last time so I'm sure she had the phone off.

Did we ever get answers on Misty?

I had it wrong, days Inn not motel6. Found that road into the area. Now I see. Nothing doing but it was day time. Will try a night flight this wknd.

7th has been quiet my last few passes. If I'm late enough tonight I'll run through and update.

Be safe.

HM

[Firedigg]

I will be traveling frequently between Morehead and Tennessee down I-75. I was looking for some recommendations.

According to your other two posts you should go to club 141 on Vine st. I would be quite sure there is a glory hole there though I have never been myself. You may want to ask earcoff.

[Traveler Two]

I'm going to to Nicholasville for for work in the coming weeks.

Are there any amps in the area?

[BurgGuyForFun]

I will be traveling frequently between Morehead and Tennessee down I-75. I was looking for some recommendations.

[Ecaroff]

Yes EACTLY! That's why you and Firedigg get along like an old married couple. Because like you said, it takes one to know one, and you two have found each other. You were meant to be together, both your names end in double letters, what's up with that? You guys should consumate immediately while the embers are white hot. I mean why else would you two carry on a personal feud in a sex guide forum open to the public? It must involve sex in some way or the rest of us aren't interested in your petty arguments. Get it? It's usaSEXGUIDE.com, not usaTwoPeterHeadsArguing.com We all visit this site to discuss sexual guidance, not watch two guys who are obviously in love with each other throw frying pans. Why don't you two MEN forget about your craving for attention and PM your shit, its's very annoying and you're wasting everybody's time!

Meathead,

Can you tell me what "eactly" means?

[Ecaroff]

Yes EACTLY! That's why you and Firedigg get along like an old married couple. Because like you said, it takes one to know one, and you two have found each other. You were meant to be together, both your names end in double letters, what's up with that? You guys should consumate immediately while the embers are white hot. I mean why else would you two carry on a personal feud in a sex guide forum open to the public? It must involve sex in some way or the rest of us aren't interested in your petty arguments. Get it? It's usaSEXGUIDE.com, not usaTwoPeterHeadsArguing.com We all visit this site to discuss sexual guidance, not watch two guys who are obviously in love with each other throw frying pans. Why don't you two MEN forget about your craving for attention and PM your shit, its's very annoying and you're wasting everybody's time!

You need to get over the obession with your self and try your right hand.