This week Lynn Reidl is featuring the property and neighborhood:  1508 w Cullom and Graceland West.   For more details on the property for sale:  http://1508WCULLOM.realliving.com

This property is located in Graceland West, a uniquely quiet and lush residential area, located within the boundaries of Irving to Montrose (N/S), Clark to Ashland (E/W). It is steps away from all the fun and action. It is nestled between the more well known neighborhoods of Lakeview, Wrigleyville, Andersonville, Lincoln Square, Uptown, and the trendy Southport Corridor!

This neigbhorhood was named for its proximity to the beautiful and historic Graceland Cemetery. The namesake attraction is Graceland Cemetery, established in 1860. This victorian park-like setting features monuments designed by notable sculptors and architects honoring many of Chicago's most prominent early citizens: Marshall Field, Potter Palmer, Daniel Burnham, Louis Sullivan, Mies van der Rohe and George Pullman, among others. Tours are offered weekly, in season. Also, in the neighborhood is Warner Park and Gardens, a community park with a charming gazebo and flower lined walk.

As you tour this community, you will find manicured yards, gracious homes, and many rehabbed vintage buildings boasting beautiful condominiums. There is plenty of easy, safe parking and great access to the city and sights via buses and frequent taxicabs passing on the neighborhood's perimeter roads, as well as the nearby Brown Line CTA train.

The area had its own community association (GWCA) Founded in 1979, the Graceland West Community Association (GWCA) is a group of area residents, property owners and renters.

This community cares! The GWCA prides itself on its goals: To encourage a sense of community and develop a neighborhood spirit, provide an open forum to discuss community matters and their resolution, provide a united effort in the securing of city and neighborhood services, develop and preserve an appreciation for the historical significance of the area, encourage preservation, restoration, and beautification of the neighborhood, promote an appreciation of the cultural diversity of the neighborhood, and to establish a means to provide for the welfare of the community.

Its seems that the benefits are plentiful....Quiet treelined streets, steps from the fun, and a community that cares.....that's what Chicago is looking for....so maybe its your next home?! Come visit us April 27th. See ya there!