. >> reporter: darryl hayes and i are in different decades but i share my album with him and each is a snapshot of the neighborhood. law enforcement. what changed everything? >> well, for me it was the rise and fall of gang violence and drugs. >> reporter: today we cringe from daily doses of violence from cleveland and suburbs and many up neighbors and communities. the violence is troubling. >> well, i can't explain the what that's about. >> reporter: they debate what should be done about it. a neighborhood that gave her self respect, she now worries about her grandchildren on the streets. >> if i was here, i had to walk her to the corner. >> reporter: but you walked to the corner without any problem at all with safety. >> right, not at all. >> and downs of crime, they don't cite the percentages, and the violence troubles them. some that remember different times and they wonder what changed? but in their heart of hearts maybe they know. >> wow, what an excellent story >> can we get it back? >> well -- >> the community, we need family. >> that's what we need. >> we need to get back to