“It’s very trendy right now,” says Ms. Bovio, 32, a stay-at-home mother, of
the neighborhood built around the Oak Park Arts District on Harrison Street.
“It’s a little piece of the city in Oak Park.”
If you’re selling a place, I guess there are worse things to be than “trendy.” Still, I hadn’t seen it that way, or even as a “little piece of the city.” These are 90-year old homes beneath a canopy of 90-year old elms lining brick-paved streets. Walking the streets, you feel tradition, not trend. Even above these atmospherics, the best thing about our neighborhood is our neighbors. We know and enjoy a lot of them, and that seems very un-cityish. Anyway, it’s a great place to live, and it’s nice to see Crain’s spreading the word.
In conclusion, please buy our house.
