| North Scottsdale! Anything North of Frank | | | | Four Seasons Resort. A study in contrasts to |
| Lloyd Wright Blvd is considered North | | | | say the least. |
| Scottsdale. | | | | |
| | | | Sassi - a new Italian restaurant, costing |
| Yesterday the outer reaches, today the place | | | | $10,000,000 is special to say the least, set |
| to be! When we first started coming to | | | | at the base of Pinnacle Peak on 6 acres of |
| Scottsdale, Shea Boulevard was essentially | | | | desert, it may become as famous as Pinnacle |
| the northern part of Scottsdale...and Shea | | | | Peak itself. |
| Blvd was just a two lane road that went to | | | | |
| Fountain Hills, a newly formed community east | | | | Pinnacle Peak Patio, another throw-back to |
| of Scottsdale. Shea Blvd essentially ended at | | | | the old days, a western steak house where |
| 90th Street! In 1984 or thereabouts, | | | | many a business man lost his tie on visits |
| Scottsdale Ranch started building at 96th and | | | | past. The trip was worth it 25 years ago and |
| the rush was on. Cactus Road was a long | | | | still worth it today for food and fun! |
| string of Arabian Horse Farms, today sadly, | | | | |
| most of those are gone. Scottsdale Airport | | | | North Scottsdale, the area north of Frank |
| was practically in the middle of the desert, | | | | Lloyd Wright Blvd up to Carefree Highway has |
| now in the middle of air noise disputes. A | | | | awesome desert scenery and even though the |
| trip to Crazy Ed's Satisfied Frog (as it was | | | | area is growing by leaps and bounds, there is |
| called in those days) seemed to take forever. | | | | every effort to preserve this natural beauty. |
| Rawhide was the thoroughly western experience | | | | Many upscale residential communities, such as |
| located in the desert. Today Rawhide is being | | | | Grayhawk, DC Ranch, Desert Mountain, Troon, |
| relocated and sold as lots for more upscale | | | | Sincuidados, The Legends and more keep much |
| dwellings. Wow, what 25 years can do. | | | | open space and try to blend with environment. |
| | | | Along with these communities of course there |
| Scottsdale kept annexing and annexing until | | | | are a multitude of world class golf courses, |
| now it covers approximately 185 square miles. | | | | boutiques, shops and malls to support the |
| Population in 1980 was 88,412 and today in | | | | increase in population. There are also new |
| 2004 it is 202,705, based on the 2000 census. | | | | restaurants, and resorts. These resorts are |
| Median age is 41 - so much for the myth that | | | | desert oriented and very popular for visitors |
| Scottsdale is for retirement only. | | | | to the area. For a special treat we suggest a |
| | | | visit to North Scottsdale. |
| Pinnacle Peak is the landmark of North | | | | |
| Scottsdale! North Scottsdale is a study in | | | | To read more about Scottsdale, be sure and |
| contrasts, admittedly the new luxury is | | | | visit |
| taking over from the Old West, but as long as | | | | |
| Greasewood Flats, an old stagecoach stop | | | | Read a lot more about Scottsdale at |
| exists, the Old West will be alive in North | | | | |
| Scottsdale. Greasewood Flats, by the way has | | | | Please fell free to use this info on any |
| some really great hamburgers and is very | | | | website or blog, just be sure to keep my |
| scenic. Across the road the new multi-million | | | | contact information intact. |