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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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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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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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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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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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Chinoiserie Restaurant, Wilmette Posted by: YoNorthShore
Video duration: 155 seconds This fusion restaurant has been at its 4th and Linden location for 12 years, but this was my first time inside. Join me for a brief tour. Related: chinoiserie, fusion, illinois, restaurant, wilmette, yochicago, yonorthshore, yowilmette |
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California style on Wilmette Ave, Wilmette Posted by: YoNorthShore
Video duration: 521 seconds Join YoChicago and Coldwell Banker's Lynn Flannery for a walk through the first floor of this airy $1.975M home. Kitchens in this price range home in Wilmette are sporting a number of unusual new features. Related: construction, estate, illinois, kitchen, new, real, wilmette, yochicago |
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The Kenilworth Club and Assembly Hall Posted by: YoNorthShore
Video duration: 377 seconds George Washington Maher designed this Prairie-style gem in 1907, and it's as much a center of civic activity as it was when it opened 100 years ago. It's also a popular North Shore venue for weddings and other functions. Related: assembly, club, george, hall, illinois, kenilworth, maher, washington, weddings, yokenilworth, 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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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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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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A quick look at the Baha'i House of Worship Posted by: YoNorthShore
Video duration: 88 seconds The Baha'i temple in Wilmette is one of only seven in the world, and the only one in the United States. It's a strikingly beautiful building, with a dome that rises 135 feet above the auditorium level of the building. Related: bahai, house, illinois, of, temple, wilmette, worship, yonorthshore, yowilmette |
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Ravine Bluffs bridge, Frank Lloyd Wright Posted by: YoNorthShore
Video duration: 341 seconds One of only two Frank Lloyd Wright bridges, built in 1915 and replicated in the mid-80s, crosses a ravine in a subdivision that includes six Wright homes and 3 sculptures marking its entrances. Related: bluffs, bridge, estate, frank, glencoe, illinois, lloyd, north, ravine, real, sculpture, shore, wright, yonorthshore |
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Kenilworth, it's not what you expect Posted by: YoNorthShore
Video duration: 173 seconds Bingo. Bowling. Boy scouts. Ladies softball. It's an activity roster that you'd expect to find in many places, but not in the most affluent community on Chicago's affluent North Shore. Put aside your expectations and join us for a brief visit to the Kenilworth Club. Related: assembly, chicago, club, hall, illinois, kenilworth, north, shore, yokenilworth, yonorthshore |
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Driving Linden Avenue in East Wilmette Posted by: YoNorthShore
Video duration: 370 seconds Our drive starts along the golf course, just east of the Baha'I House of Worship, and heads west through the tree-lined brick streets to the Metra tracks. Related: estate, golf, homes, illinois, linden, metra, real, wilmette, yonorthshore, yowilmette |
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The flag-raising, Kenilworth's 2007 Memorial Day Posted by: YoNorthShore
Video duration: 206 seconds The North Shore Village of Kenilworth knows how to stage a ceremony. And no Memorial Day is complete without a ceremonial flag-raising. Related: 2007, boy, day, flag-raising, girl, illinois, kenilworth, memorial, scouts, yochicago, yokenilworth |
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A drive through West Wilmette, Part one Posted by: YoNorthShore
Video duration: 282 seconds For all that they have in common, East Wilmette and West Wilmette have as many differences. The housing stock in West Wilmette is varied - and much of it consists of single-story and split-level ranch homes priced at levels that will surprise people who think of Wilmette as purely a province for the rich. Related: drive, estate, housing, illinois, prices, real, wilmette, 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 |
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A drive through West Wilmette, Part two Posted by: YoNorthShore
Video duration: 339 seconds For all that they have in common, East Wilmette and West Wilmette have as many differences. The housing stock in West Wilmette is varied - and much of it consists of single-story and split-level ranch homes priced at levels that will surprise people who think of Wilmette as purely a province for the rich. Related: drive, estate, housing, illinois, prices, real, wilmette, yowilmette |
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The back yard at 2117 Wilmette Ave Posted by: YoNorthShore
Video duration: 249 seconds A video of a back yard? You've got to be kidding! After having seen a lot of North Shore new construction, this home had a back yard unusual enough to merit its own video clip. Join YoChicago and Coldwell Banker's Lyn Flannery for a look at it. The home's for sale for $1,975,000. Related: back, construction, estate, flannery, illinois, new, real, wilmette, yard, yochicago |
