They Grew Up With Pop Royalty. Now They Have to Dodge Their Fans.
Antwyne Morland lives a few hundred yards from the Jackson family home. Fifteen years ago, Morland bought the house next to the King of Pop’s boyhood home for the price of a used car.
Today, Morland revels living near Gary’s most famous home, but he no longer parks in front of his own house. Years ago, around Thanksgiving, Morland discovered someone had dented his 2004 Cadillac Escalade. He had it repaired and now parks the vehicle several houses down.
Living next to the home where Joe and Katherine raised Rebbie, Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Latoya, Marlon, Michael, Randy, and Janet has made life interesting for an often overlooked group of people on and near 2300 Jackson St.: the neighbors.
Many stories have been written about the Jackson family home and the fans who flock there. But few know anything about the residents whose neighborhood draws visitors 365 days a year to see a piece of music history.
To some residents, it’s an exciting place to live. But when the traffic gets heavy around the Jackson family home, some neighbors wish the tourists would just beat it.
