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Kellogg is pretty much your average crosstown expressway. It almost bisects Wichita, straying a little to the south of center, and is used as the quickest way to get from one side of town to the other. It differs in a very lovely way, however, in that it has some spectacular public art along the way, carved into the side of the underpasses. With quotations like "The journey is the reward" and "TIME discovered TRUTH" it's a very unexpectedly poetic drive.

When I first moved to Wichita I had no real idea of the scale of the town. Someone gave me directions to a store on Maize and said "keep driving til you think you've gone too far, then a little more, and you'll be almost there." Very apt, given that I lived on the far East side. All in all, a nice, well-maintained road with lots of housing and commercial properties, just a little too removed from Wichita proper for my tastes.

Short of a few scattered houses here and there, most of the living spaces on Rock are apartments. There are many, many housing editions that branch off from it but most of the actual addresses on Rock are retail, offices, or restaurants. Any homes there would face wicked traffic getting in or out, along with the accompanying noise. It's one of the larger streets on the East side of Wichita and used to pretty much be the edge of town, but the city has long since outgrown it as a boundary street.

Jeanette is a lovely little street. After wandering through Riverside and undergoing several name changes, it finally settles on Jeanette north of 13th Street. These are older, smaller houses with lots of charm, and all are within actual walking distance of the river, with views of it from many houses. There's easy access to the rest of Wichita since 13th is a major street, and also plenty of foot-accessible stores.

These older homes on the East side of Wichita are charming. In College Hill the prices are higher, but just head north and they drop in price without dropping in charm. It's very close to Wichita State University too. The overall feel of the street is working class, especially as you go north, with a tonier feel to the historical homes of College Hill. From mansions to bungalows, Terrace has it all.