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Field of Dreams - What Have We Done To It Since 1989?

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Real Estate Agent with RE/MAX Executives

 

If you saw the movie Field of Dreams in 1989 you will never forget what an important role a cornfield on an Iowa farm played.  It reminded me of my paternal grandparents farm in Illinois and my maternal grandparents farm in South Dakota.  The crops were different, but the broad expanses of land will be etched in my memory forever.

Arthur and I moved to Northern Virginia in 1974 and were licensed in 1976.  If we went west to Loudoun County (about an hour from Washington, DC) it was to show rural propertyThe center of civilization was the very historic Town of Leesburg.  Both sides of the 2 lane road through the county contained dairy farms - broad expanses of land similar to the Field of Dreams and my grandparent's farms.

I am not opposed to growth and development, but I firmly believe we have "lost our way".  Just look at the picture below - that is a recent photo of Loudoun County on the way to Leesburg.  That photo could be anywhere in every major metropolitan area in the United States. Somewhere along the way we as citizens and realtors have to insist that our elected officials consider the legacy we are leaving our children and grandchildren.  There has to be land use programs that realize "Under all is the land" - it would be to our benefit to leave more of it exposed.

Comments (4)

Tom Braatz Waukesha County Real Estate 262-377-1459
Coldwell Banker - Oconomowoc, WI
Waukesha County Realtor Real Estate agent. SOLD!

Karen

Great post and oh how true.

Sincerely

Tom Braatz

Jul 27, 2008 12:13 PM
Marchel Peterson
Results Realty - Spring, TX
Spring TX Real Estate E-Pro

Karen, OH MY I could not agree more.  We have so much land here in our area of Texas but for some reason the builders have decided to make these postage stamp communities lately and I find it so SAD!!!!!!

Jul 27, 2008 02:43 PM
Karen Kruschka
RE/MAX Executives - Woodbridge, VA
- "My Experience Isn't Expensive - It's PRICELESS"

Marchel  It is sad and we really let it get away from us.  Developers have too much power in our communities,  Karen

Jul 28, 2008 12:40 AM
Karen Kruschka
RE/MAX Executives - Woodbridge, VA
- "My Experience Isn't Expensive - It's PRICELESS"

Tom,  Thank you for commenting.  It's always good to hear from you,  Karen

Jul 28, 2008 12:44 AM