Of course it was uphill both ways, and in the snow.
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/man-slain-teen-boy-injured-in-spanish-lake/article_ad1babe6-c2d6-55f0-9616-a93d17a59ef1.html#tncms-source=home-latest-3
But I remember when that block of Farmview was vacant, undeveloped lots and we used to ride our bikes on trails through forests of giant ragweed.