Originally Posted by
evergrn
I don't know it there's a concensus dividing point for N.Scottsdale. But yeah, for sure Gainey Ranch is not North Scottsdale. Scottsdale has stretched increasingly north, but most people would still consider Kierland to be N.Scottsdale.
One of the "selling points" of my first Scottsdale home purchased in 1986 was it was the "geographic center" of the city. 86th and MacDonald!
Even older data point: in the early '70s we used to dove hunt "out in the boonies" at Jackrabbit and Scottsdale Rd.
Time for my Geritol 😞