I'm originally from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and we used to have Hwy 100 that everyone would cruise up and down on Friday and Saturday nights.
Cruise nights are awesome. This must have been a blast!
Shortly after I moved away, they made it illegal to drive either way more than three times in a given time (I forgot what time that was).
This had to be a nightmare to enforce!
When you can't hang out in the open anymore, you're going to get in trouble. And I wonder how the businesses did after everyone left and had to find somewhere else to hang out.
I'm sure the businesses felt the pinch. I know a lot of the businesses that used to be by the park, closed shortly after the crowds started coming.
For you, it may have been those who lived there who complained. Can you imagine trying to get home in traffic like that? or leaving home?
I think some of the people complained, but this was something that had been happening for decades. It just kept growing and growing though 🤣 I always wanted a house on that street just for that reason. Seemed like a cool place to live. But, yes, I'm sure some people weren't happy about it.