“It’s long been one of those ‘dirty little secrets :-)’ among Realtors and others in-the-know that not all of the North Shore is…well, the ‘North Shore.’ As you move westward from Sheridan Road, towards and across Ridge Avenue, you are still technically within the city limits of North Shore suburbs but in a quite different environment. Houses are smaller and (relatively) cheaper, the shopping strips are less chi-chi and more ‘affordable,’ but the city services, schools, transportation, etc. are still attractive enough to qualify as ‘North Shore’ living. (Sort of like the -haha- ‘slums’ of Beverly Hills, CA – the city limits include a small working-class area along with the lifestyles of the rich and famous.)”
– Local Realtor, commenting on our post about suburban Wilmette’s surprisingly urban qualities.
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Comment of the day: the North Shore's "dirty little secret"
“It’s long been one of those ‘dirty little secrets :-)’ among Realtors and others in-the-know that not all of the North Shore is…well, the ‘North Shore.’ As you move westward from Sheridan Road, towards and across Ridge Avenue, you are still technically within the city limits of North Shore suburbs but in a quite different environment. Houses are smaller and (relatively) cheaper, the shopping strips are less chi-chi and more ‘affordable,’ but the city services, schools, transportation, etc. are still attractive enough to qualify as ‘North Shore’ living. (Sort of like the -haha- ‘slums’ of Beverly Hills, CA – the city limits include a small working-class area along with the lifestyles of the rich and famous.)”
– Local Realtor, commenting on our post about suburban Wilmette’s surprisingly urban qualities.
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