I was so heart broken to hear the lakes have gone to stray, I grew up in the lakes in the 70's. It was a great place to grow up, we had the pool, the cumminity club house and of course the lakes, most of all we had a church that it seems everyone attended, we had great picnics and all of us kids walked every road in the lakes without ever worrying about strangers picking us up and so fourth. I do not recall any racial problems and the pizza joint you refer to I beleive was once a day care? My dad worked for the telephone company there, RObert Ferguson, I beleive he and Mr. Benny Cook were the only phone company repair men for miles. My mother did have a lady to care for us, I consider her my other mother and I believe she still lives there. There was a great resturant back then called the back 40, thats where my mom worked, that use to be the main road into waverly hall from columbus. I remember when Joe Namathe the footbsll player came thru and she waited on him. along with other famous folks thru the years.I would love to help anyway I can, the lakes have a special place in my heart, Do you have any pictures? Please let me know what I can do