It breaks my heart

The house on Dunleer just wasn't too be. The fact that the house itself was a tear down wasn't so bad... but the incredible noise of a future COMMUTER TRAIN passing through the back yard on a daily basis every 15-30 minutes plus the traffic noise currently experienced was a deal killer.

I'm beginning to really like the Cheviot Hills/Rancho Park area. The schools within walking distance are good, the high school is the music magnet, the lots below Pico are large and homes are sized for larger families. At 5 PM on a weekend there were families in the front yards washing cars, riding bicycles down the sidewalk and tossing footballs. We haven't seen that in Bel-air.

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Anonymous said…
What zip code would fall within the area you mentioned?
October 18, 2007 at 12:25 PM
Terri said…
90034 and 90064 but we've found that zip code doesn't really help as much as school boundary maps!
October 19, 2007 at 12:16 PM
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