If you haven't already heard, Lakewood was named by This Old house Magazine as one of the best places in the Midwest to buy an old house. The article says:

"A well-established Cleveland bedroom community situated on Lake Erie, Lakewood has about 55,000 residents and thousands of single-family and multifamily homes built between 1890 and 1930. Locally owned shops, restaurants, theaters, and art galleries, strung behind vintage storefronts along a former streetcar line, are where families meet in summer-when they're not relaxing by the lake. Home to a celebrated public library, the Beck Center for the Arts, Lakewood also has great schools that have been making news for their rapid test-score gains and high graduation rates."

Thanks to the efforts of Marcia Moll, Paula Reed, and Mazie Adams who started over a year ago with "send us a one page statement of why your town is one of the best places to buy an old house." Obviously, Lakewood stands out!