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| - Let me say this before saying anything else: places like this should be built in downtown Cleveland--not in the suburbs. If the stores that comprise Legacy Village, Crocker Park, and Eton were in downtown Cleveland, the city would be hustling and bustling like it did during the mid-1900's when people thought that going to downtown Cleveland was a big treat and not a scary thing or something to loathe (which is how many people in the greater Cleveland area think). The fact that places like this are built in the far suburbs to cater to suburbanites who are either afraid to go downtown or too lazy to go downtown is quite sad and provides ample evidence to any urban planner looking at the dangers of urban spawl. As a result, I always feel like a whore when I put money in the pockets of these places since I feel like I'm exacerbating the problems that plague Cleveland at the present time.
With that said, Eton does have some great stores. Anthropologie is an excellent store--my wife absolutely loves the place, and I enjoy looking at the way in which they decorate the store. To the best of my knowledge, it's the only one in the Cleveland area. There are signs around Crocker Park that indicate that an Anthropologie is coming; however, they have been there for awhile, and I believe that we'll see Guns and Roses' long-delayed Chinese Democracy album before one of these stores opens up out there. There are other Barnes and Nobles in the Cleveland area, but this one is nicer than the Richmond one. Trader Joe's is another great store; if you play your cards right, you can get some items at prices much cheaper than your normal grocery store (such as OJ and pita bread). These three stores alone make Eton worth the drive.
Eton also has several different restaurants that are on our list of future date night spots, such as Paladar. I have heard good things about the other restaurants that are there, but I've never eaten at any of them.
This is small, but one nice thing about this place is that the parking is extremely convenient. The vast majority of Legacy Village's parking is far away from most of the shops and Crocker Park requires you to park in parking garages that are mostly full unless you get there at 9:45 AM or 10:50PM. Eton's parking is right up next to all of the stores, making it easy to run back to the car and drop off purchases in the midst of a multi-store shopping trip.
All in all, Eton is a nice place to go, but it would be even nicer if it were in downtown Cleveland.
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