Bluebird Ln, Garland

Pink, Red, Orange, and more, with an extra half bathroom, hookups for an automatic washing machine, and a price tag of $13,000, these little brick houses were the American dream when they were built in the mid 1950s. When you moved to Bluebird Lane in the 1950s you didn't keep up with the Joneses, you were the Joneses, and more than 50 years later, some them still call Bluebird Lane home, with no intention of ever leaving.

While it won't impress your friends, Bluebird Lane is still a solid, stable place to live. With no thru-traffic, and a location far from any busy streets, you don't get much quieter than this in the city. The main drawback to the neighborhood is it's close proximity to the Kraft Foods factory and some other industrial neighbors about 1/2 mile away. While you tend to forget that Kraft is there most of the time, you are occasionally reminded some evenings when the air smells like Italian salad dressing. But condiment factories aside, compared to other streets in Garland with a similar price range, Bluebird comes out on top.