anyone live or lived in Acadia?

[4X4]

I kinda grew up in Acadia (mom lived there, joint custody). I love that neighbourhood and would totally move there if I had any desire to get out of downtown. It has great access to major roads, lots of schools for the kiddies, there's the ARC and there's a public swimming pool, there are lots of commercial complexes with every type of business you need, there's a cop shop in there too, so assumably the crime rate might be lower, or at least response time should you ever have to call them. There are box box stores nice and close with RONA, Crappy Tire, and WalMart just right there on bonaventure. There's a Co-op for the grocs and there's Heritage Meadows on the other side of Blackfoot.
And of course, most importantly, there are lots of good pubs and bars in the near vicinity so you wont go broke taking cabs home from DT, but even if you do, it's relatively close to DT so a cab ride wouldn't be that expensive.

Great neighbourhood. I suppose the only thing that might suck is that there are tons of old people in there as it was a suburb type area 50 years ago. It's certainly not like Mackenzie Towne which is full of young couples with kids. You might end up with a crazy old bat next door that demands that you turn down your 8 track player and calls the cops every time you have a backyard fire.

[Shazam]

Originally Posted by flameswin

What lake?

Lake Beaverbrook.

[redforever]

Originally Posted by 4X4

I kinda grew up in Acadia (mom lived there, joint custody). I love that neighbourhood and would totally move there if I had any desire to get out of downtown. It has great access to major roads, lots of schools for the kiddies, there's the ARC and there's a public swimming pool, there are lots of commercial complexes with every type of business you need, there's a cop shop in there too, so assumably the crime rate might be lower, or at least response time should you ever have to call them. There are box box stores nice and close with RONA, Crappy Tire, and WalMart just right there on bonaventure. There's a Co-op for the grocs and there's Heritage Meadows on the other side of Blackfoot.
And of course, most importantly, there are lots of good pubs and bars in the near vicinity so you wont go broke taking cabs home from DT, but even if you do, it's relatively close to DT so a cab ride wouldn't be that expensive.

Great neighbourhood. I suppose the only thing that might suck is that there are tons of old people in there as it was a suburb type area 50 years ago. It's certainly not like Mackenzie Towne which is full of young couples with kids. You might end up with a crazy old bat next door that demands that you turn down your 8 track player and calls the cops every time you have a backyard fire.

My son bought a house there 2 years ago, and he echoes your sentiments about it being a good community with lots of amenities and close to most things.

In his case, the 80 year old bat across the back alley invites him over for beer)))

[evilcougar]

Everything that 4x4 said. Tons of amenities.
Oh and when you go to the park and play with kids that start to piss you off, just tell them that your dad owns the park and will ban them for life.
OOOORRRR you could tell them that you are from china and dug a hole from china to here simply to harass said kid.
Seriously though, i went to beaverbrook and grandin for high school. Theres lots of good schools, among other things in that area.

[BuzzardsWife]

We just left there 2 years ago, but lived in Acadia for 10 years. We liked it alot. The schools were great too. It's such a nice central area, close to the malls. Nice area for walking in. I think you'd like it.

[onetwo_threefour]

Actually , the. Demographics are shifting in the area. We're in Fairview and although it is primarily older folks, young families are starting to fill in then gaps as the old folks move on.

Having said that, a fair number of older people around is good when you have little ones. They're most always home and watching the neighbourhood. It's like our sons have 6 sets of grandparents on the block.

[Huntingwhale]

Originally Posted by fotze

So the french immersion ######bags that went to my high school are from there?

Yes, we are.

[etherealgirl]

Originally Posted by onetwo_threefour

Actually , the. Demographics are shifting in the area. We're in Fairview and although it is primarily older folks, young families are starting to fill in then gaps as the old folks move on.

Having said that, a fair number of older people around is good when you have little ones. They're most always home and watching the neighbourhood. It's like our sons have 6 sets of grandparents on the block.

I totally second this. We moved into Fairview last fall from McKenzie Towne and we really like it. It's really quiet, easy access to major routes (Macleod, Deerfoot, even Blackfoot), and just a quick trip to most anything along Macleod Trail.

We liked the idea of Mackenzie Towne, but the commute got to be really brutal, especially in the winter. Here in Fairview we got a nice house (we will be doing some upgrading, but someone flipped it a couple of years ago so the kitchen, etc. is all new and nothing's dated) at a reasonable price with a great huge yard, lots of parks nearby, etc. The commute to both downtown and the NE, where we each work, is really fast.

It's true that most people are older than us, but everyone is super nice and I agree having retirees home during the day keeps the neighbourhood really safe. There are definitely fewer kids here, but MT was so unbelievably tilted to the younger demographic, it just wasn't a balanced neighbourhood. Here it's the other way around, but I am guessing the neighbourhood is just in transition. Many of the original owners (1959-1962ish) will be moving into old folks' homes pretty soon. But still, we usually had about 35 kids at Halloween in MT (most really little), and here last year we had about 25 (varying ages).

Anyway - Acadia is very similar.

[JoseCuervo]

I live in Willow Park which is just South of Acadia. Acadia is like the Ghetto compared to Willow Park. Do yourself a favour and go one South.

And Governors is in Willow Park, not Acadia. Please.

[csnarpy]

Acadia is hardly ghetto and it's incredibly accessible to a ton of amenities. Great place to live IMO and, unless i win a lottery and move to some island in europe, I will most likely be sending my son to one of the local schools there.

[Zarathustra]

I agree with pretty much everything here, that entire area is quality. My grandma lives in Willow park, it's a great area, close to everything. It's far away enough from downtown to raise a family, yet close enough to downtown to be convenient.

[icarus]

Well I always thought Acadia was kind of ghetto but if you're moving there from the North East then it will seem like the Hamptons. That said, I have a soft spot for Acadia having attended Beaverbrook. I have fond memories of skipping class in the morning, walking over to Country Style Doughnuts and reading the Flames news in the papers over a coffee.

[WindomURL]

The blonde bikini-wearing hottie in the Van Halen video of "Hot For Teacher" is also from Acadia.

That settles it, I think.

[icarus]

Originally Posted by WindomURL

The blonde bikini-wearing hottie in the Van Halen video of "Hot For Teacher" is also from Acadia.

That settles it, I think.

Yes, Acadia is chock full of people who were smokin hot in the early 80s.

[BlAcKNoVa]

My grandparents on my fathers side have lived in Acadia for 35 ish years, so I've spent a good amount of time there in my life. I personally love the area.

[JD]

Originally Posted by icarus

I have fond memories of skipping class in the morning, walking over to Country Style Doughnuts and reading the Flames news in the papers over a coffee.

Wow. You were a wild and crazy one, weren't you?

[icarus]

Originally Posted by JD

Wow. You were a wild and crazy one, weren't you?

Well the dope-smoking was reserved for lunchtime.