“But it speaks to just how close to nature this place is.” This is life at Village Green, a car-free oasis of 629 homes in southwest Los Angeles. Among them was EG “Lucky” Baldwin, a developer who commissioned a team to create Village Green. The Florence ResidenceLove thy neighboursJohn Florance moved to Village Green in 2009 after a friend invited him to visit. You wouldn’t get such details today.”What keeps Florance at Village Green is the social element. They feel safe roaming freely, experiencing a childhood that feels reminiscent of another era.”The Hawkens moved to Village Green in 2012 and say that they would have left Los Angeles years ago without it.