What's in a Neighborhood?

One of the interesting things about living somewhere else is wandering around a city or town and discovering that your instincts about what kind of neighborhood you are in are completely unreliable. Residential? Industrial? Hip? Gentrifying? Wealthy? Poor? The other day Erma and I were wandering an area a few blocks away from our apartment looking for a good place to eat lunch. On one narrow street we came across this scene of restaurant-kitchen appliances scattered across the street. Was this a junk yard? A move in progress? A wholesaler displaying wares?

Just a block later, we saw this residential balcony neatly arrayed with the traditional pots for keeping kimchi and other preserved foods.