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