Helderberg

These are the words of widow Eva Freedom while she holds onto the memories of her husband, well-known Helderberg snake and wildlife rescuer Rico Pentz, who died after being bitten by a cobra.

Cookie-cutter houses in the Helderberg neighborhood West of Downtown is the Empire State Plaza, which effectively cuts Downtown off from the gentrified neighborhoods of Center Square, Hudson/Park, Lark Street, and Washington Park.