"Harvard is fine, it creates a lot of business in all things because of Harvard people have more jobs," says Sylvester Mabry, who lived in the area for years until the mid-1980s and now works at the Charlesbank Cleansing store at 151 Putnam St.
"The area hasn't really changed since I lived here," Mabry says. "The Peabody Terrace has always been there, but they've expanded it a lot."
Many Cambridge Rindge and Latin students, like 16-year-old Leroy Brown, walk home through this neighborhood. Brown says he enjoys living at the edge of Harvard.
"They have good programs to help the community. I've never had problems with the students or anyone from Harvard," Brown says. "But I've seen how Harvard is always trying to expand, just getting a little bigger."