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An old saying goes, “don’t buy the house, buy the neighborhood.” And in Marin, that couldn’t be more true. For the autumn 2009 blow-out edition of Neighborhoods—our ongoing series of peaks into Marin’s best-loved nooks—we’re highlighting the county’s most intriguing main drags. Teeming with parks and amenities, local-grown businesses and familygeared residential areas, these 'hoods span Marin’s southern, central and northern outposts along the Highway 101 corridor.
From the views of Sausalito to the nightlife of Fourth Street San Rafael to the winding country roads of Novato, our renowned county holds a fascinating past—and a promising future. When it comes to Marin, we recommend buying the house and the neighborhood.
—JASON WALSH EDITOR, PACIFIC SUN
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SAUSALITO Bridgeway...............................................4 MILL VALLEY Tam Valley ..............................................5 Miller Ave................................................6 Downtown ..............................................8 TIBURON ..............................................10 FAIRFAX Downtown ............................................ 11 SAN ANSELMO Downtown ............................................12 KENTFIELD...........................................14 ROSS ....................................................15 GREENBRAE.........................................16 LARKSPUR Downtown ............................................18 Larkspur Landing .................................20 CORTE MADERA Old Town...............................................22 Bayside .................................................24 SAN RAFAEL Downtown ............................................26 Gerstle Park ..........................................28 Sun Valley .............................................30 Dominican ............................................32 Canal.....................................................34 Point San Pedro ...................................36 Terra Linda ...........................................38 NOVATO Downtown ............................................40 Ignacio ..................................................42 ON THE COVER (Clockwise from top left) Canal, Kentfield, Downtown Fairfax, Downtown Mill Valley, Sun Valley, Downtown Larkspur DESIGN & MAPS Gabriel Lieb PHOTOGRAPHS Ken Piekny, Julie Vader WRITERS Samantha Campos, Sabina Chapman, Maureen Dixon, Tanya Henry, Laurel Kellner, Shelley Shepherd Klaner, Kara Maddalena, Jacob Shafer, Matthew Stafford, Allie Weiss, Gabriella West
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