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Archive Home > 2010 > July > 25 > The Shire lives on, but not the fantasy

The Shire lives on, but not the fantasy

Bend development takes on new name, new residents, new mindset

By David Holley / The Bulletin
July 25, 2010

A year after a private Hood River equity fund bought The Shire housing development from Umpqua Bank, Bend’s version of the fictional land of hobbits has changed in only a few ways.

One is a new name. No longer do its new owners, Castle Advisers LLC, refer to it as The Shire, but instead Forest....

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