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[4plexowner]

OB and North Park have character which is a lot more than can be said of most of the new developments in town

Little Boxes by Malvina Reynolds

Little boxes on the hillside,
Little boxes made of ticky tacky
Little boxes on the hillside,
Little boxes all the same,
Theres a pink one & a green one
And a blue one & a yellow one
And they are all made out of ticky tacky
And they all look just the same.

And the people in the houses
All went to the university
Where they were put in boxes
And they came out all the same
And theres doctors & lawyers
And business executives
And they are all made out of ticky tacky
And they all look just the same.

And they all play on the golf course
And drink their martinis dry
And they all have pretty children
And the children go to school,
And the children go to summer camp
And then to the university
Where they´re put in boxes
And they come out all the same.

And the boys go into business
And marry & raise a family
In boxes made of ticky tacky
And they all look just the same,
Theres a pink one & a green one
And a blue one & a yellow one
And they are all made out of ticky tacky
And they all look just the same.

[briansd1]

4plex, I absolutely agree with you about the ticky tacky boxes in the suburbs.

But if people could easily redevelop their houses in the older neighborhoods we would end up with better, more comfortable and more roomy housing. Each house would be unique and different.

What we have now are the drafty, badly insulated, functionally obsolete wooden boxes of the suburbs of decades ago.

[briansd1]

4plex, I absolutely agree with you about the ticky tacky boxes in the suburbs.

But if people could easily redevelop their houses in the older neighborhoods we would end up with better, more comfortable and more roomy housing. Each house would be unique and different.

What we have now are the drafty, badly insulated, functionally obsolete wooden boxes of the suburbs of decades ago.

[briansd1]

4plex, I absolutely agree with you about the ticky tacky boxes in the suburbs.

But if people could easily redevelop their houses in the older neighborhoods we would end up with better, more comfortable and more roomy housing. Each house would be unique and different.

What we have now are the drafty, badly insulated, functionally obsolete wooden boxes of the suburbs of decades ago.

[briansd1]

4plex, I absolutely agree with you about the ticky tacky boxes in the suburbs.

But if people could easily redevelop their houses in the older neighborhoods we would end up with better, more comfortable and more roomy housing. Each house would be unique and different.

What we have now are the drafty, badly insulated, functionally obsolete wooden boxes of the suburbs of decades ago.

[briansd1]

4plex, I absolutely agree with you about the ticky tacky boxes in the suburbs.

But if people could easily redevelop their houses in the older neighborhoods we would end up with better, more comfortable and more roomy housing. Each house would be unique and different.

What we have now are the drafty, badly insulated, functionally obsolete wooden boxes of the suburbs of decades ago.

[Ricechex]

[quote=briansd1][quote=CA renter]

I’m all for saving old buildings and making sure they are kept in the hands of people who appreciate them.[/quote]

I’m for saving some old building too, for example those nice bank buildings downtown.

But I’m not for saving old wood cottages. If people want to build on their land, they should be allowed to develop their land.

You can easily replicate an old wood cottage. Nobody in his right mind would do so because of the economic costs.

We end up with run down areas like OB and North Park because of building restriction.[/quote]

Actually, Brian, what destroyed North Park neighborhoods was LACK of building restrictions. During the 70’s many SFRs were torn down and replaced by apartment complexes. Ugly ones. Most of them eyesores. In the 1920’s, there was more emphasis on creating houses/structures that were aesthetically pleasing. Nowadays, not so much.

[Ricechex]

[quote=briansd1][quote=CA renter]

I’m all for saving old buildings and making sure they are kept in the hands of people who appreciate them.[/quote]

I’m for saving some old building too, for example those nice bank buildings downtown.

But I’m not for saving old wood cottages. If people want to build on their land, they should be allowed to develop their land.

You can easily replicate an old wood cottage. Nobody in his right mind would do so because of the economic costs.

We end up with run down areas like OB and North Park because of building restriction.[/quote]

Actually, Brian, what destroyed North Park neighborhoods was LACK of building restrictions. During the 70’s many SFRs were torn down and replaced by apartment complexes. Ugly ones. Most of them eyesores. In the 1920’s, there was more emphasis on creating houses/structures that were aesthetically pleasing. Nowadays, not so much.

[Ricechex]

[quote=briansd1][quote=CA renter]

I’m all for saving old buildings and making sure they are kept in the hands of people who appreciate them.[/quote]

I’m for saving some old building too, for example those nice bank buildings downtown.

But I’m not for saving old wood cottages. If people want to build on their land, they should be allowed to develop their land.

You can easily replicate an old wood cottage. Nobody in his right mind would do so because of the economic costs.

We end up with run down areas like OB and North Park because of building restriction.[/quote]

Actually, Brian, what destroyed North Park neighborhoods was LACK of building restrictions. During the 70’s many SFRs were torn down and replaced by apartment complexes. Ugly ones. Most of them eyesores. In the 1920’s, there was more emphasis on creating houses/structures that were aesthetically pleasing. Nowadays, not so much.

[Ricechex]

[quote=briansd1][quote=CA renter]

I’m all for saving old buildings and making sure they are kept in the hands of people who appreciate them.[/quote]

I’m for saving some old building too, for example those nice bank buildings downtown.

But I’m not for saving old wood cottages. If people want to build on their land, they should be allowed to develop their land.

You can easily replicate an old wood cottage. Nobody in his right mind would do so because of the economic costs.

We end up with run down areas like OB and North Park because of building restriction.[/quote]

Actually, Brian, what destroyed North Park neighborhoods was LACK of building restrictions. During the 70’s many SFRs were torn down and replaced by apartment complexes. Ugly ones. Most of them eyesores. In the 1920’s, there was more emphasis on creating houses/structures that were aesthetically pleasing. Nowadays, not so much.

[Ricechex]

[quote=briansd1][quote=CA renter]

I’m all for saving old buildings and making sure they are kept in the hands of people who appreciate them.[/quote]

I’m for saving some old building too, for example those nice bank buildings downtown.

But I’m not for saving old wood cottages. If people want to build on their land, they should be allowed to develop their land.

You can easily replicate an old wood cottage. Nobody in his right mind would do so because of the economic costs.

We end up with run down areas like OB and North Park because of building restriction.[/quote]

Actually, Brian, what destroyed North Park neighborhoods was LACK of building restrictions. During the 70’s many SFRs were torn down and replaced by apartment complexes. Ugly ones. Most of them eyesores. In the 1920’s, there was more emphasis on creating houses/structures that were aesthetically pleasing. Nowadays, not so much.

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