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Bounded by W Vernor Hwy. to the north, West Grand Boulevard to the east, Lafayette Ave. to the south, and Clark St. to the west. Hubbard Farms is a residential neighborhood named after Bela Hubbard (1814–1896) who owned much of the area during his lifetime and whose Italianate mansion Vinewood rested on the property from 1856 to 1933.
Betsy Sweeney bought a crumbling 130-year-old house for $18,000 in Wheeling, West Virginia and renovated it into a gorgeous historic home — complete with its original pocket doors, Victorian ...
North Long Beach (also referred to as North Town or Northside) is a predominantly working-class area of Long Beach, California.The neighborhood is bounded to the west, north and east by the Long Beach city limits (the Rancho Dominguez unincorporated county area and the cities of Compton, Paramount, Bellflower and Lakewood), and to the south by a Union Pacific railroad track and the Bixby ...
Landscaping refers to any activity that modifies the visible features of an area of land, including the following: Living elements , such as flora or fauna ; or what is commonly called gardening , the art and craft of growing plants with a goal of creating a beauty within the landscape .
Harambee includes the highest residential elevation in the city, a tall ridge running along 1st Street. Between 1890 and 1910, well-to-do families built mansions on the North Side. Only a few are genuine mansions; the wealthiest Germans lived on the East and West Sides. Some are picturesque Queen Annes, with corner turrets and rambling floor plans.
The Chicago community of South Shore looks different today than when Arlean Pleasant, an 83-year-old resident, was raising her children. The once family-oriented community is now increasingly ...
Randalls and Wards Island has an area of about 530 acres (210 ha). The island is surrounded by Bronx Kill to the north, separating it from the Bronx; Harlem River to the west, separating it from Manhattan Island; and the Hell Gate channel of the East River to the south and east, separating it from Queens. [4] The island had a population of ...
A law barring monthly rents of more than $10,000 for new listings is stopping high-end homes from going on the market, real estate agents and brokers say. Such homes could be in demand for wealthy ...