You are correct. We do have a lot of choices. We are lucky in that respect. The eastside is a wonderful place, and keeps getting better and better. I had to go to Seattle this morning for a real estate class and the traffic, the reverse commute, was terrible. We sailed into the city.

But for some the city is the right fit. There are more bungalow style homes and many more local neighborhood shopping areas. For some it is the better lifestyle.

When I first moved to the eastside in 1986, I found a postcard showing a car crossing the 520 bridge to get to the eastside. The caption on the postcard said, “Honk if you love mauve.” (This was back in the day of the mauve and gray color scheme) Of course, everyone on the eastside adhered to this color scheme then because no one had any individuality over here!

I don’t think anyone would even think of producing a postcard like that today. In the last two decades the eastside has grown up to be an even more vibrant, interesting, and diverse place to live. It always has been, it’s just more so now.