His parents grew up around the corner from each other.
Then the rest of the town grows up around them.
Robert grew up in and around the home of Scott.
She grew up around the family, and they all loved her.
A court house was built and a small city grew up around it.
"I grew up around some real interesting people," he says of those days.
"A whole night life grew up around this culture of beautiful people," he said.
The community of Welfare grew up around the general store.
I grew up down the street and around a few corners.
Thus a town often grew up around the original foundation?