I miss the Midwestern scheme of functional alleys and cute little garages separating the back sides of residential lots. You don't see it much here in the West, where even older houses put the garage out front, making the house for the car as significant, architecturally, as the house for the people. In my Victorian-era neighborhood, the alleys - where they once existed - have been abandoned and taken over by back yards.
Looks so nice and clean and crisp! Love the kitchen and the floors. :) How does it compare, space-wise, to the place you're in now? And now that you've found a place, how soon are we losing you? Boo-hoo...
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Date: 2009-07-22 03:33 pm (UTC)I miss the Midwestern scheme of functional alleys and cute little garages separating the back sides of residential lots. You don't see it much here in the West, where even older houses put the garage out front, making the house for the car as significant, architecturally, as the house for the people. In my Victorian-era neighborhood, the alleys - where they once existed - have been abandoned and taken over by back yards.
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Date: 2009-07-22 03:44 pm (UTC)Yes, not having driveways makes the neighborhood much more pedestrian- and bike-friendly.
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