753 E Scenic Dr

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=210 BGCOLOR="#FF6666" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="008d2462dkdyiz.png"> <div> <IMG SRC="00bcdae0.png" border=0 width="205" height="174" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="701 E Scenic Dr">701 E Scenic Dr</A></div> <div> <A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="709 E Scenic Dr">709 E Scenic Dr</A></div> <div> <A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="715 E Scenic Dr">715 E Scenic Dr</A></div> <div> <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="729 E Scenic Dr">729 E Scenic Dr</A></div> <div> <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="733 E Scenic Dr">733 E Scenic Dr</A></div> <div> <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="737 E Scenic Dr">737 E Scenic Dr</A></div> <div> <A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="First Presbyterian">First Presbyterian</A></div> <div> <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="741 E Scenic Dr">741 E Scenic Dr</A></div> <div> <A HREF="id16.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="743 E Scenic Dr">743 E Scenic Dr</A></div> <div> 753 E Scenic Dr</div> <div> <A HREF="id14.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="757 E Scenic Dr">757 E Scenic Dr</A></div> <div> <A HREF="id12.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="765 E. 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