Main St Northeast, Duvall

You get a strange mix of people in Duvall.

There Seattle or Redmond corporate types, living in new suburbs recently built here. There are cowboys that bought a piece of land and plunked a trailer down on it. There are lumberjacks with camps set up next to back to nature types. They all like this quiet little town, and it is indeed very likable.

The main street has a Safeway (most residents feel that it's an abomination), right outside of town. It has several gas stations, a firestation, police station, all of the normal small town stuff. There's a city hall, a neighborhood bank, and even a chain pizza delivery place.

The town also has one of the best Thai restaurants in the area, a mexican place, several rib and pizza places, and even a bar where you can still get a pickled egg.

The left over space in the town is filled by parks, art galleries, and studios. Every summer the Art galleries hold Duvall days, which brings a few visitors, and lets people see what's happening in their community.

The whole thing has a very small town feel, with the quintessential northwest spirit running through it. It's a great place to live, and very worth checking out.