[quote=ctr70]Not every suburb is a “stucco box” either. the suburbs of Boston like Brookline MA are gorgeous tree lined, quaint, with character, every home different. And I’m sure NYC (Westchester Co.), Chicago (Evanston) and DC too. Much of Seattle too.[/quote]
Yep – I lived less than 2 miles from the city border of Philadelphia – and this was my shopping area (1.5 blocks from my house)
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=keswick+theater,+glenside,+pa&hl=en&ll=40.105813,-75.147042&spn=0.010323,0.01869&sll=32.853922,-117.21468&sspn=0.094166,0.149517&vpsrc=0&t=h&z=16&layer=c&cbll=40.105991,-75.147136&panoid=CeLs-VRVKN8nEUzZvmfzjw&cbp=12,340.42,,0,11.73
And this was my street
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Fairhill+Avenue,+Glenside,+PA&hl=en&ll=40.102531,-75.148512&spn=0.005359,0.009345&sll=40.105994,-75.147128&sspn=0.010405,0.01869&vpsrc=6&t=h&z=17&layer=c&cbll=40.102562,-75.148634&panoid=0hUKltXWufKxA4XoKNXv7w&cbp=12,243.37,,0,8.89

Not stucco box at all.

That said – the neighborhood around where I worked – just 5 miles away – total tract home bla-ness.