I spent 7 years living in Moorestown as a kid, and it is, indeed, a very nice place to live. Tree-lined is an appropriate description - my neighborhood was absolutely engorged with oaks and pines. I had a newspaper route and a treehouse and plenty of kids my age all over the place. Once we're ready to uproot from KC again, I'll consider going back there again - it's a terrific town.
"...Reputation for not flaunting its wealth" - sure, if you consider the fact that most of the Ferraris are garaged during the day, I suppose that's right. And it's funny that Donovan McNabb lives there. Back in my day, Randall Cunningham lived there - even coached Pop Warner football. I ran into him and Buddy Ryan at a Wawa up the street from my house. Of course, I think everyone in Moorestown from back then has a story about running into Buddy Ryan buying hoagies. - Jim Jacob wrote: >Well, NJ has the best town and what I believe it the worst town.. NEWARK! > > >http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050711/ap_on_re_us/best_town > >Magazine Names Moorestown, N.J., Best Town > >By GEOFF MULVIHILL, Associated Press Writer 2 hours, 30 minutes ago > >MOORESTOWN, N.J. - In this tree-lined suburb of Philadelphia, the schools >are considered top-notch, police dutifully caution motorists who don't yield >to pedestrians and, each winter, they make a big deal out of something >called Random Acts of Kindness Week. >ADVERTISEMENT > >If you think that makes Moorestown sound idyllic, you're not alone. In an >issue being sent to subscribers this week, Money magazine proclaims it the >nation's best place to live. > >Money looked at towns with at least 14,000 people and crunched the numbers >on population, property value, school quality, recreation, safety and other >factors. Magazine reporters were dispatched to the 12 top towns to decide >which had the most community spirit. > >After Moorestown, the top towns were Bainbridge Island, Wash.; Naperville, >Ill.; Vienna, Va.; and Louisville, Colo. Three other New Jersey towns were >in the top 100: Chatham, 9; Princeton, 15; and Hackettstown, 72. > >Craig Matters, a senior editor at Money, said the list will likely have more >of an effect on bragging rights than on anything like real estate prices. >The magazine publishes annual lists of other best places to live, focusing >in past years on small towns, coastal communities. > >"It's a point of civic pride. It ends up on all their stationery, on all >their Web sites," Matters said. "It's not like these places have inferiority >complexes to begin with." > >In Michael's Kitchen, a couple of tables full of mostly retired men gather >each morning for pancakes, coffee, jokes and complaints about their town's >rising taxes, worsening traffic and the swath of homes that has replaced >farmland over the last 15 years or so. > >So, what about the title from Money? > >No complaints. > >"Everything you'd want in a nice small hometown America is right here in >Moorestown," said Joseph Wujcik, 72, who grew up in Moorestown, ran his >pharmacy and raised six children here before retiring to a smaller house in >nearby Mount Laurel. > >Moorestown, with a hair under 20,000 people, was settled in 1682. By the >1920s, it was a desirable address for the captains of industry in Camden and >Philadelphia. The town's roots in Quakerism - a practice that values >simplicity - helped bring it a reputation for not flaunting its wealth. > >The old-timers at breakfast say that's one thing that has changed in zip >code 08057. "They want you to know," said Alex McGugan, 74, a retired golf >pro. "That's why they move into town." > >Plenty of executives still inhabit its 15-square miles. But the best-known >citizens these days are a number of Philadelphia Eagles players, including >star quarterback Donovan McNabb. > >There are century-old mansions in one part of town, newer "McMansions" in >another and neighborhoods of postwar suburban-style homes that help account >for the $375,000 median price tag on a single-family home. There's a buzzing >downtown full of law offices, antique shops and independent shops such as >the beloved Peter Pan Bakery and Happy Hippo toys. A large mall sits near >the border. > >Moorestown is still a place where the community musical production (this >summer, it's "Oklahoma!") is one of the biggest events of the year. And each >February, the town takes a week to celebrate being nice. This year, child >"kindness ambassadors" met with the mayor to talk about passing along >civility. > >It's a town where streets this summer are lined with 30 painted statues of >Nipper, the Victor Talking Machine Co.'s iconic mascot, in honor of company >founder and native son Eldridge Johnson. > >It's a place where moms like Maura Rafferty let their children walk downtown >by themselves for ice cream or pretzels. "They do old-fashioned stuff," said >the mother of three, who moved to town from another suburb four years ago. > >And the children don't forget. > >"We raised five children here," said Pat Miller, whose husband is a former >mayor. 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