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February 21, 2011 at 4:27 PM #670353February 21, 2011 at 6:27 PM #669242
UCGal
Participant[quote=jpinpb]Sometimes I think that if brian were in charge, the Painted Ladies in San Francisco wouldn’t exist and would be replaced w/contemporary row houses.[/quote]
lolFebruary 21, 2011 at 6:27 PM #669304Participant[quote=jpinpb]Sometimes I think that if brian were in charge, the Painted Ladies in San Francisco wouldn’t exist and would be replaced w/contemporary row houses.[/quote]
lolFebruary 21, 2011 at 6:27 PM #669911Participant[quote=jpinpb]Sometimes I think that if brian were in charge, the Painted Ladies in San Francisco wouldn’t exist and would be replaced w/contemporary row houses.[/quote]
lolFebruary 21, 2011 at 6:27 PM #670050Participant[quote=jpinpb]Sometimes I think that if brian were in charge, the Painted Ladies in San Francisco wouldn’t exist and would be replaced w/contemporary row houses.[/quote]
lolFebruary 21, 2011 at 6:27 PM #670393Participant[quote=jpinpb]Sometimes I think that if brian were in charge, the Painted Ladies in San Francisco wouldn’t exist and would be replaced w/contemporary row houses.[/quote]
lolFebruary 21, 2011 at 8:51 PM #669342briansd1
Guest[quote=UCGal] To say that San Diego does not allow conversion of a space to a rental unit is just a lie. It may not be easy – they may make you jump through hoops – but there are places out there. And I have lived the process of getting a permit to build a granny flat – so I know from first hand experience you CAN add a rentable space to your SFR lot. (If you meet certain criteria and have patience to deal with the planning dept.)
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Like I said before it all about the path of least resistance.
Your husband is an architect. You had the determination. Others would give up quickly, take the path of least resistance and buy something new.
[quote=UCGal]
I lived in a victorian house at 8th and Beech in dowtown for most of the 80’s… It was a single family, Irving Gill designed house – that had been converted to 6 apartments. It’s sad to see a beautiful old home like that surrounded by badly done condos.[/quote]
Come on, downtown today is a much better place than in the 1980s.
Where would the thousand of people in the surrounding condos live if they were not built?
UCgal and jpinpb, I think that you will enjoy this story. 😉
February 21, 2011 at 8:51 PM #669404Guest[quote=UCGal] To say that San Diego does not allow conversion of a space to a rental unit is just a lie. It may not be easy – they may make you jump through hoops – but there are places out there. And I have lived the process of getting a permit to build a granny flat – so I know from first hand experience you CAN add a rentable space to your SFR lot. (If you meet certain criteria and have patience to deal with the planning dept.)
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Like I said before it all about the path of least resistance.
Your husband is an architect. You had the determination. Others would give up quickly, take the path of least resistance and buy something new.
[quote=UCGal]
I lived in a victorian house at 8th and Beech in dowtown for most of the 80’s… It was a single family, Irving Gill designed house – that had been converted to 6 apartments. It’s sad to see a beautiful old home like that surrounded by badly done condos.[/quote]
Come on, downtown today is a much better place than in the 1980s.
Where would the thousand of people in the surrounding condos live if they were not built?
UCgal and jpinpb, I think that you will enjoy this story. 😉
February 21, 2011 at 8:51 PM #670011Guest[quote=UCGal] To say that San Diego does not allow conversion of a space to a rental unit is just a lie. It may not be easy – they may make you jump through hoops – but there are places out there. And I have lived the process of getting a permit to build a granny flat – so I know from first hand experience you CAN add a rentable space to your SFR lot. (If you meet certain criteria and have patience to deal with the planning dept.)
[/quote]
Like I said before it all about the path of least resistance.
Your husband is an architect. You had the determination. Others would give up quickly, take the path of least resistance and buy something new.
[quote=UCGal]
I lived in a victorian house at 8th and Beech in dowtown for most of the 80’s… It was a single family, Irving Gill designed house – that had been converted to 6 apartments. It’s sad to see a beautiful old home like that surrounded by badly done condos.[/quote]
Come on, downtown today is a much better place than in the 1980s.
Where would the thousand of people in the surrounding condos live if they were not built?
UCgal and jpinpb, I think that you will enjoy this story. 😉
February 21, 2011 at 8:51 PM #670150Guest[quote=UCGal] To say that San Diego does not allow conversion of a space to a rental unit is just a lie. It may not be easy – they may make you jump through hoops – but there are places out there. And I have lived the process of getting a permit to build a granny flat – so I know from first hand experience you CAN add a rentable space to your SFR lot. (If you meet certain criteria and have patience to deal with the planning dept.)
[/quote]
Like I said before it all about the path of least resistance.
Your husband is an architect. You had the determination. Others would give up quickly, take the path of least resistance and buy something new.
[quote=UCGal]
I lived in a victorian house at 8th and Beech in dowtown for most of the 80’s… It was a single family, Irving Gill designed house – that had been converted to 6 apartments. It’s sad to see a beautiful old home like that surrounded by badly done condos.[/quote]
Come on, downtown today is a much better place than in the 1980s.
Where would the thousand of people in the surrounding condos live if they were not built?
UCgal and jpinpb, I think that you will enjoy this story. 😉
February 21, 2011 at 8:51 PM #670493Guest[quote=UCGal] To say that San Diego does not allow conversion of a space to a rental unit is just a lie. It may not be easy – they may make you jump through hoops – but there are places out there. And I have lived the process of getting a permit to build a granny flat – so I know from first hand experience you CAN add a rentable space to your SFR lot. (If you meet certain criteria and have patience to deal with the planning dept.)
[/quote]
Like I said before it all about the path of least resistance.
Your husband is an architect. You had the determination. Others would give up quickly, take the path of least resistance and buy something new.
[quote=UCGal]
I lived in a victorian house at 8th and Beech in dowtown for most of the 80’s… It was a single family, Irving Gill designed house – that had been converted to 6 apartments. It’s sad to see a beautiful old home like that surrounded by badly done condos.[/quote]
Come on, downtown today is a much better place than in the 1980s.
Where would the thousand of people in the surrounding condos live if they were not built?
UCgal and jpinpb, I think that you will enjoy this story. 😉
February 22, 2011 at 10:09 AM #669472Participant[quote=briansd1]
Come on, downtown today is a much better place than in the 1980s.
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It’s definitely more developed. I moved downtown before Horton Plaza was finished… the only nightlife was Patricks and Croce’s. The California was still open and putting on shows. Groceries were limited – Irvine Ranch had a spot in Horton Plaza once the mall opened… this was pre-Ralphs. So I went into Hillcrest to do grocery shopping.but it was fun back then… the start of artwalk – when the artists really lived in live/work spaces that were cheap. Sushi gallery putting on performance art stuff in their old space. The first street scenes with bands like X, Blasters, Los Lobos. Now downtown is gentrified, yuppified, and corporatized. That’s ok… but it’s not for me. I liked the old grittiness. Even if I did have to deal with the occasional whino on my doorstep.
As far as the article… I have no problems with the guy holding onto his building. That was his choice. Just like the Vera Coking, who’s home thwarted Donald Trump in AC.
February 22, 2011 at 10:09 AM #669534Participant[quote=briansd1]
Come on, downtown today is a much better place than in the 1980s.
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It’s definitely more developed. I moved downtown before Horton Plaza was finished… the only nightlife was Patricks and Croce’s. The California was still open and putting on shows. Groceries were limited – Irvine Ranch had a spot in Horton Plaza once the mall opened… this was pre-Ralphs. So I went into Hillcrest to do grocery shopping.but it was fun back then… the start of artwalk – when the artists really lived in live/work spaces that were cheap. Sushi gallery putting on performance art stuff in their old space. The first street scenes with bands like X, Blasters, Los Lobos. Now downtown is gentrified, yuppified, and corporatized. That’s ok… but it’s not for me. I liked the old grittiness. Even if I did have to deal with the occasional whino on my doorstep.
As far as the article… I have no problems with the guy holding onto his building. That was his choice. Just like the Vera Coking, who’s home thwarted Donald Trump in AC.
February 22, 2011 at 10:09 AM #670141Participant[quote=briansd1]
Come on, downtown today is a much better place than in the 1980s.
[/quote]
It’s definitely more developed. I moved downtown before Horton Plaza was finished… the only nightlife was Patricks and Croce’s. The California was still open and putting on shows. Groceries were limited – Irvine Ranch had a spot in Horton Plaza once the mall opened… this was pre-Ralphs. So I went into Hillcrest to do grocery shopping.but it was fun back then… the start of artwalk – when the artists really lived in live/work spaces that were cheap. Sushi gallery putting on performance art stuff in their old space. The first street scenes with bands like X, Blasters, Los Lobos. Now downtown is gentrified, yuppified, and corporatized. That’s ok… but it’s not for me. I liked the old grittiness. Even if I did have to deal with the occasional whino on my doorstep.
As far as the article… I have no problems with the guy holding onto his building. That was his choice. Just like the Vera Coking, who’s home thwarted Donald Trump in AC.
February 22, 2011 at 10:09 AM #670280Participant[quote=briansd1]
Come on, downtown today is a much better place than in the 1980s.
[/quote]
It’s definitely more developed. I moved downtown before Horton Plaza was finished… the only nightlife was Patricks and Croce’s. The California was still open and putting on shows. Groceries were limited – Irvine Ranch had a spot in Horton Plaza once the mall opened… this was pre-Ralphs. So I went into Hillcrest to do grocery shopping.but it was fun back then… the start of artwalk – when the artists really lived in live/work spaces that were cheap. Sushi gallery putting on performance art stuff in their old space. The first street scenes with bands like X, Blasters, Los Lobos. Now downtown is gentrified, yuppified, and corporatized. That’s ok… but it’s not for me. I liked the old grittiness. Even if I did have to deal with the occasional whino on my doorstep.
As far as the article… I have no problems with the guy holding onto his building. That was his choice. Just like the Vera Coking, who’s home thwarted Donald Trump in AC.
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