Some two-story traditionals have been so lavishly updated they look like new inside. An upstairs bath has green slate floors, pedestal sinks and a glass brick wall. Double-pane windows along the back of the house overlook a brick patio and rose garden. Thick crown molding and plantation shutters are throughout the house. Like many in Avalon Place, the house has servants' quarters in the garage.
Many houses are redone so that they've got the modern amenities and the old-fashion charm.
Across from Avalon Place, River Oaks Elementary recently opened to kindergarten through second-grade students after pressure from parents from surrounding communities to allow neighborhood children to attend the public Vanguard magnet. Other grades will be phased in a year at a time. The school offers an alternative to the nearby private schools of St. John's Episcopal and St. Anne's Catholic. While each reel rewound, they'd eat snow cones and mingle with the neighbors. Cherryhurst Park still stands in the heart of Montrose.