Living in the Camel Back Corridor East or West

[nickw252]

Originally Posted by tripper76

I also agree with east side preferences. In general terms, if you cut Phoenix in half with east and west, the closer you are to the center, the worse the area tends to be, with some exceptions

That's a pretty broad statement. I'm renting downtown and wouldn't even consider living anywhere else. I'm also currently looking to buy in an old historic downtown neighborhood.

Sorry but the 'burbs aren't for everyone. I prefer established neighborhoods with character over stucco cookie cutter snout-houses.

[nickw252]

Originally Posted by tripper76

I said I was making a generalization and there are exceptions. I know there are nice neighborhoods on the west side. I am not saying avoid everything west of Central but I believe that generalization is correct as a generalization, specifically near downtown.

You may want to look at this post, which has been on the front page for a while. It's about the F.Q. Story Historic District downtown west of Central:

F.Q. Story Historic District in Phx.

[homlish560]

E. Camelback is in the Biltmore section - much more high-end
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W. Camelback and I-17 isn't the best area but it's far from Ghetto. It's also cheaper than much of the East side.

[Valley Native]

Originally Posted by nickw252

That's a pretty broad statement. I'm renting downtown and wouldn't even consider living anywhere else. I'm also currently looking to buy in an old historic downtown neighborhood.

Sorry but the 'burbs aren't for everyone. I prefer established neighborhoods with character over stucco cookie cutter snout-houses.

I agree. My house is located in the east Camelback corridor, which is actually pretty suburban compared to the area around 24th Street & Camelback, but it's still more centrally located compared to many distant suburban areas that were once "hot spots", and now are nothing more than Foreclosurevilles.