▁There ▁was ▁contin ual ▁rival ry ▁and ▁fighting ▁between ▁pup ils ▁of ▁Mon ter ey ▁Techn ical ▁and ▁High ▁schools . ▁It ▁was ▁common place ▁to ▁witness ▁on - field ▁violence ▁at ▁home ▁games ▁of ▁the ▁' P ines ▁Football ▁Club '. ▁ ▁East ▁Ward ▁council or ▁Jane ▁Hill ▁said ▁that ▁there ▁was ▁" No ▁reason ▁for ▁( the ) ▁P ines ▁st igma " ▁and ▁said ▁that ▁its ▁reputation ▁existed ▁only ▁in ▁the ▁minds ▁of ▁a ▁minor ity ▁of ▁Frank ston ▁residents . ▁ ▁Community ▁action ▁during ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁prevent ed ▁a ▁proposal ▁to ▁sub div ide ▁the ▁P ines ▁Flora ▁and ▁Fa una ▁Reserve . ▁Un ions ▁supported ▁the ▁st ance ▁against ▁the ▁plan ▁which ▁was ▁developed ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁ ▁Ch anges ▁in ▁The ▁P ines ' ▁reputation ▁Mon ter ey ▁Bou lev ard , ▁a ▁major ▁thorough fare ▁which ▁travel s ▁from ▁west ▁to ▁east ▁through ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁the ▁sub urb ▁used ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁well - known ▁illegal ▁street ▁drag ▁racing ▁location ▁until ▁traffic ▁ch ican es ▁were ▁installed ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁There ▁are ▁now ▁speed ▁hum ps ▁and ▁round about s ▁throughout ▁the ▁estate ▁and ▁a ▁local ▁H oon ▁hot line ▁has ▁been ▁established . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁many ▁state - owned ▁homes ▁were ▁sold ▁to ▁the ▁inhabitants ▁as ▁private ▁homes , ▁particularly ▁within ▁the ▁eastern ▁quarter . ▁This ▁led ▁to ▁better ▁maintenance ▁and ▁presentation ▁as ▁home