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Frank Lloyd Wright, Ravine Bluffs homes Posted by: YoNorthShore
Video duration: 408 seconds Join us for a look at six Frank Lloyd Wright homes built in 1915 in a subdivison in Glencoe. Wright also designed a bridge and 3 sculptures marking the entrance to the subdivision, and they're the subject of a separate video. Related: bluffs, estate, frank, glencoe, homes, illinois, lloyd, north, ravine, real, shore, wright, yonorthshore |
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A drive on Indian Hill Rd, Winnetka Posted by: YoNorthShore
Video duration: 407 seconds Winnetka has many lush and lovely pockets. Indian Hill Rd, fronting the Indian Hill Club's golf course, ranks high on anyone's list. Related: club, estate, golf, hill, illinois, indian, real, winnetka, yonorthshore, yowinnetka |
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423 Old Mill Circle, Lincolnshire Posted by: YoNorthShore
Video duration: 365 seconds Real estate brokers are working harder than ever these days. Join me for a tour of this 5 bedroom, 4.5 bath home, priced at $1,427,000 with Coldwell Banker's Linda Martin. Martin hosted an open house that was more of an event, with art, jewelry, catering, a financial planner, a mortgage broker, a landscaper and more in attendance. Related: construction, estate, illinois, lincolnshire, new, real, yochicago, yonorthshore |
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Forest Crest, Keck & Keck homes in Glencoe Posted by: YoNorthShore
Video duration: 498 seconds This subdivision, largely built in 1952, originally contained 22 homes that illustrate the innovative architecture of George Fred Keck and William Keck. Related: architecture, estate, glencoe, illinois, keck, north, passive, real, shore, solar, yonorthshore |
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The Skokie lagoons, Winnetka Posted by: YoNorthShore
Video duration: 269 seconds The lagoons are stocked with bass, walleye, northern pike and more, making for what some fisherman say is one of the best spots in Illinois. The lagoons were created from a marshland as one of the largest Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) projects of the 1930s. They're now one of the most beautiful recreational sites in the Chicago area. Related: civilian, conservation, corps, fishing, illinois, lagoons, north, shore, skokie, winnetka, yonorthshore |
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Meet a Certified Financial Planner - I did Posted by: YoNorthShore
Video duration: 243 seconds Some days it seems like the world is awash in financial planners. Few of them qualify for the Certified Financial Planner designation. I met Annette Findling of Stonebridge Advisors at an open house event in Lincolnshire hosted by Linda Martin of Coldwell Banker. I asked Annette what a financial planner does and what the CFP designation means. Take a look at her answers. Related: annette, certified, estate, financial, findling, illinois, lincolnshire, planner, real, yochicago |
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A Sunday drive through southeast Winnetka Posted by: YoNorthShore
Video duration: 431 seconds I drive through a stretch of southeast Winnetka that's seen a fair share of teardowns and new construction, and ramble on about how Winnetka's handled it. Related: construction, estate, illinois, new, north, real, shore, teardowns, winnetka, yowinnetka |
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Gillson Beach and Wallace Bowl, Wilmette Posted by: YoNorthShore
Video duration: 505 seconds A brief look at the beautiful beach at Gillson Park, and at the Wallace Bowl - an outdoor amphitheatre that hosts music and theater during the summer. The "Wilmette house" that I refer to several times in the video is technically known as the Lakeview Center. Related: beach, bowl, center, gillson, illinois, lakeview, park, wallace, wilmette, yonorthshore, yowilmette |
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Sheridan Shore Yacht Club, Wilmette Posted by: YoNorthShore
Video duration: 459 seconds Wilmette's small, protected harbor is one of the most pleasant spots on the North Shore. The Sheridan Shore Yacht Club is in its 85th year at the harbor. It's friendly, welcoming, affordable and may have the shortest wait for slips in Chicagoland (for small sailboats). The wait for a motorboat slip can range up to 20 years. Related: boating, club, harbor, illinois, sheridan, shore, wilmette, yacht, yonorthshore |
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Wilmette's French market Posted by: YoNorthShore
Video duration: 466 seconds The French market is open every Saturday from 8 am to 1 pm at Wilmette's downtown Metra Station. It's the best farmers market on Chicago's North Shore. We took a walk around and stopped to chat with Bennison's Bakery and Silly Sister's Pottery. Related: bakery, bennisons, downtown, farmers, french, illinois, market, north, pottery, shore, silly, sisters, wilmette, yowilmette |
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A drive along Kenilworth Avenue Posted by: YoNorthShore
Video duration: 433 seconds In Kenilworth, Illinois, an affluent North Shore suburb of Chicago. Kenilworth Ave is a good introduction to what this tiny (population 2,400, .6 square miles) village is all about. It's an idyllic, bucolic railroad suburb with large lots, deep setbacks, a rich architectural heritage, lush landscaping and easy access to Lake Michigan and downtown. Related: estate, illinois, kenilworth, railroad, real, suburb, yochicago, yokenilworth |
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Driving the Sheridan Road ravines in Winnetka Posted by: YoNorthShore
Video duration: 264 seconds It's the closest thing in Chicagoland to Painted Cave Road in Santa Barbara or Mulholland Highway in LA. A stretch of Sheridan Road in Winnetka and Glencoe winds up and down through "the ravines" and offers a driving experience that's a rite of passage for every North Shore teenager with a driving permit. Related: driving, glencoe, illinois, ravines, road, sheridan, winnetka, yoglencoe, yonorthshore, yowinnetka |
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A drive through the CAGE, in East Wilmette, Chestnut Ave Posted by: YoNorthShore
Video duration: 449 seconds Wilmette's historic CAGE neighborhood takes its name from four streets: Chestnut, Ashland, Greenwood and Elmwood. This is a four-part series - one for each street. We begin with Chestnut Avenue. The CAGE has stately old homes, broad streets with deep setbacks, lush landscaping and a dense tree canopy, all set on brick streets. Related: ashland, brick, cage, chestnut, east, elmwood, greenwood, illinois, north, shore, streets, wilmette, yowilmette |
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A drive through Indian Hill Estates, Wilmette Posted by: YoNorthShore
Video duration: 255 seconds Indian Hill Estates is a 170-acre subdivision planned by architect Philip Maher in the 1920s. It's bounded by Hunter and Hibbard Roads, Lake Avenue on the south, and Winnetka on the north. The area was largely built up in the 1950s and 1960s and features large lots, winding roads, and homes priced upwards (in some cases well-upwards) of $1M. Related: estate, estates, hill, illinois, indian, real, wilmette, yochicago, yowilmette |
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Bobtail Ice Cream Company, downtown Wilmette Posted by: YoNorthShore
Video duration: 396 seconds Something was drawing a crowd, so we pulled over to check it out. Bobtail Ice Cream was having a grand opening on Central Ave in Wilmette - and giving away free ice cream. The ice cream was top notch, according to the folks we talked to. Related: bobtail, cream, downtown, ice, illinois, theater, wilmette, yowilmette |
