A Beginner's Guide To Plainfield

Welcome to Plainfield. Although technically a village, it has a small downtown and a sprawling outer area with new homes springing up on the prairie. Don't worry if you don't find yourself living too close to the cute downtown area. There are dozens of anonymous strip malls all over the place, much like the rest of the state.

Stop 1 on our tour. Just in case you aren't sure where you are - you're on Main Street. Every town has one.

I've heard of Christmas trees, but never an Easter one. This year produced an eggscellent crop.

But always prepared, the people of Plainfield have a year round Christmas shop too.

Next stop: Here's where to go for fresh meat.

Tempted? There's a real estate office right on Main Street. (click to enlarge)

Of course if you're moving from abroad, you have to remember which side of the street to drive on.

Personally I could never live anywhere without a good ice cream parlour!

There's a church right in the heart of town.

And a little touch of Eastern promise for anyone moving to Plainfield from the Far East!

There's something for everyone. If you don't worship in a church or an ice cream parlour, there's always the pub!

Sometimes you can be too quaint...

This style of older building is typical of the Mid West

You'll be nice and safe in Plainfield. The fire brigade is right in the middle of town, right under the ubiquitous American flag.

Of course the best thing about Plainfield is its so close to Naperville, voted third best place in the United States to live. But prices are more affordable, especially in the current economy, so what are you waiting for?