Eastpointe keeps half its life in the alleys — those straight service lanes running behind the brick bungalows, where the garages face away from the street and the grass comes right up to the apron. Allen's Landscape & Lawn Services works both sides of that line: the front yard everyone sees from the sidewalk, and the back one only the neighbors do. Warm months mean mowing, trimming and edging on a steady weekly rhythm, with the clippings swept off the walk before the truck pulls away. Cold months mean the driveway and the alley apron opened wide enough that a car gets out at six in the morning without anybody hunting for a shovel. The land here is flat and the clay holds water, so a lawn tells you honestly whether someone has been paying attention. The pride is a plain one: a clean line, a clear path, a yard that looks cared for.