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March 16, 2011 at 8:48 AM in reply to: The new style of single family house: what’s your thought? #678128March 16, 2011 at 8:48 AM in reply to: The new style of single family house: what’s your thought? #678263
UCGal
Participant[quote=CA renter]
Wow, that’s gorgeous, UCGal! Do you have any regrets about moving back here? I know you grew up here, so that’s certainly a factor, but barring the history/friends/family factor, where would you prefer to live?[/quote]
I loved that house. I loved loved loved the neighborhood. Very walkable – a small grocery store 2 blocks away, a couple of nice restaurants and bars – all less than 3 blocks away. An old vaudeville theater that showed musical acts a block and a half away. Small town mainstreet feel, right around the corner.
but only about a mile from the Philly city border. 3-4 blocks to the Septa train that would get you into the city and/or the airport. (It is LIBERATING to be able to roll a suitcase to the trainstation – with my car in the garage at home. The garage in the back, lol.)
But…. Philly is hot and sweaty in the summer. Miserable. I like moderate. I really loved the spring/fall there. And the winters were ok. I *hated* the summers there.
My kids are growing up going to the beach a lot, doing year round sports and other activities, and my husband is happier here.
No regrets about moving. But I wish I could move that neighborhood here.
March 16, 2011 at 8:48 AM in reply to: The new style of single family house: what’s your thought? #678605Participant[quote=CA renter]
Wow, that’s gorgeous, UCGal! Do you have any regrets about moving back here? I know you grew up here, so that’s certainly a factor, but barring the history/friends/family factor, where would you prefer to live?[/quote]
I loved that house. I loved loved loved the neighborhood. Very walkable – a small grocery store 2 blocks away, a couple of nice restaurants and bars – all less than 3 blocks away. An old vaudeville theater that showed musical acts a block and a half away. Small town mainstreet feel, right around the corner.
but only about a mile from the Philly city border. 3-4 blocks to the Septa train that would get you into the city and/or the airport. (It is LIBERATING to be able to roll a suitcase to the trainstation – with my car in the garage at home. The garage in the back, lol.)
But…. Philly is hot and sweaty in the summer. Miserable. I like moderate. I really loved the spring/fall there. And the winters were ok. I *hated* the summers there.
My kids are growing up going to the beach a lot, doing year round sports and other activities, and my husband is happier here.
No regrets about moving. But I wish I could move that neighborhood here.
March 15, 2011 at 11:46 AM in reply to: The new style of single family house: what’s your thought? #677122Participant[quote=sdduuuude][quote=briansd1][quote=sdduuuude]Here are some.
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Nice size lots.
One problem with alleys is that they require more road maintenance, nearly twice as much as front loading houses.[/quote]
Just so happens those have alleys AND garage in the back. An ally in back is not a requirement for a garage in the back, unless you want to make it a pull-through garage or avoid the side-of-the-house driveway. Those Bay Park houses have driveways leading back to the garage from the front.[/quote]
My house in PA had the garage at the back of the lot – driveway to the front. It’s one of the reasons I could confidently say this was not a *new* trend. That house and community was developed around 1900. I don’t think any of the houses in that area had garages in the front.
March 15, 2011 at 11:46 AM in reply to: The new style of single family house: what’s your thought? #677179Participant[quote=sdduuuude][quote=briansd1][quote=sdduuuude]Here are some.
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Nice size lots.
One problem with alleys is that they require more road maintenance, nearly twice as much as front loading houses.[/quote]
Just so happens those have alleys AND garage in the back. An ally in back is not a requirement for a garage in the back, unless you want to make it a pull-through garage or avoid the side-of-the-house driveway. Those Bay Park houses have driveways leading back to the garage from the front.[/quote]
My house in PA had the garage at the back of the lot – driveway to the front. It’s one of the reasons I could confidently say this was not a *new* trend. That house and community was developed around 1900. I don’t think any of the houses in that area had garages in the front.
March 15, 2011 at 11:46 AM in reply to: The new style of single family house: what’s your thought? #677788Participant[quote=sdduuuude][quote=briansd1][quote=sdduuuude]Here are some.
[/quote]
Nice size lots.
One problem with alleys is that they require more road maintenance, nearly twice as much as front loading houses.[/quote]
Just so happens those have alleys AND garage in the back. An ally in back is not a requirement for a garage in the back, unless you want to make it a pull-through garage or avoid the side-of-the-house driveway. Those Bay Park houses have driveways leading back to the garage from the front.[/quote]
My house in PA had the garage at the back of the lot – driveway to the front. It’s one of the reasons I could confidently say this was not a *new* trend. That house and community was developed around 1900. I don’t think any of the houses in that area had garages in the front.
March 15, 2011 at 11:46 AM in reply to: The new style of single family house: what’s your thought? #677925Participant[quote=sdduuuude][quote=briansd1][quote=sdduuuude]Here are some.
[/quote]
Nice size lots.
One problem with alleys is that they require more road maintenance, nearly twice as much as front loading houses.[/quote]
Just so happens those have alleys AND garage in the back. An ally in back is not a requirement for a garage in the back, unless you want to make it a pull-through garage or avoid the side-of-the-house driveway. Those Bay Park houses have driveways leading back to the garage from the front.[/quote]
My house in PA had the garage at the back of the lot – driveway to the front. It’s one of the reasons I could confidently say this was not a *new* trend. That house and community was developed around 1900. I don’t think any of the houses in that area had garages in the front.
March 15, 2011 at 11:46 AM in reply to: The new style of single family house: what’s your thought? #678269Participant[quote=sdduuuude][quote=briansd1][quote=sdduuuude]Here are some.
[/quote]
Nice size lots.
One problem with alleys is that they require more road maintenance, nearly twice as much as front loading houses.[/quote]
Just so happens those have alleys AND garage in the back. An ally in back is not a requirement for a garage in the back, unless you want to make it a pull-through garage or avoid the side-of-the-house driveway. Those Bay Park houses have driveways leading back to the garage from the front.[/quote]
My house in PA had the garage at the back of the lot – driveway to the front. It’s one of the reasons I could confidently say this was not a *new* trend. That house and community was developed around 1900. I don’t think any of the houses in that area had garages in the front.
Participant[quote=davelj]Personally, I actually enjoy taking the tube (the world’s finest big city public transportation system, in my opinion)… but that’s just me.[/quote]
Not just you. I love taking the tube. And if you get hungry there are cadbury vending machines on most of the platforms. Yum.
Edited to say: Doh – looks like Cadbury lost their contract with the London Underground. Now that is a shame.
Participant[quote=davelj]Personally, I actually enjoy taking the tube (the world’s finest big city public transportation system, in my opinion)… but that’s just me.[/quote]
Not just you. I love taking the tube. And if you get hungry there are cadbury vending machines on most of the platforms. Yum.
Edited to say: Doh – looks like Cadbury lost their contract with the London Underground. Now that is a shame.
Participant[quote=davelj]Personally, I actually enjoy taking the tube (the world’s finest big city public transportation system, in my opinion)… but that’s just me.[/quote]
Not just you. I love taking the tube. And if you get hungry there are cadbury vending machines on most of the platforms. Yum.
Edited to say: Doh – looks like Cadbury lost their contract with the London Underground. Now that is a shame.
Participant[quote=davelj]Personally, I actually enjoy taking the tube (the world’s finest big city public transportation system, in my opinion)… but that’s just me.[/quote]
Not just you. I love taking the tube. And if you get hungry there are cadbury vending machines on most of the platforms. Yum.
Edited to say: Doh – looks like Cadbury lost their contract with the London Underground. Now that is a shame.
Participant[quote=davelj]Personally, I actually enjoy taking the tube (the world’s finest big city public transportation system, in my opinion)… but that’s just me.[/quote]
Not just you. I love taking the tube. And if you get hungry there are cadbury vending machines on most of the platforms. Yum.
Edited to say: Doh – looks like Cadbury lost their contract with the London Underground. Now that is a shame.
Participant[quote=CA renter]
Maybe this is really corny, but why can’t people just pick up a phone and call someone instead of twitter or Facebook?
[/quote]LOL, CAR… I think it’s more a generational thing. Picking up the phone and talking 1 on 1 is too time consuming and too involved. If you don’t have time for a full conversation with one person – you text. If you need to talk to more than one person – say all your friends, you post on facebook or tweet.
Also, folks who use this media assume people CARE what they have to say. And so they post every random thought. Or worse – retweet other people’s random thoughts.
I don’t care, so I don’t do facebook or twitter. It doesn’t add value to my life. I’d rather have conversations. On the phone, in person, or even on a blog where I can interact with folks with great insight and writing style like TG or Allan from Fallbrook.
The advantage of avoiding the newer social media- I won’t have to explain to any future employers about my drunk spring break pictures. If it become necessary to have a facebook presence I’ll be able to control my impulse to put every random thought out there.
Participant[quote=CA renter]
Maybe this is really corny, but why can’t people just pick up a phone and call someone instead of twitter or Facebook?
[/quote]LOL, CAR… I think it’s more a generational thing. Picking up the phone and talking 1 on 1 is too time consuming and too involved. If you don’t have time for a full conversation with one person – you text. If you need to talk to more than one person – say all your friends, you post on facebook or tweet.
Also, folks who use this media assume people CARE what they have to say. And so they post every random thought. Or worse – retweet other people’s random thoughts.
I don’t care, so I don’t do facebook or twitter. It doesn’t add value to my life. I’d rather have conversations. On the phone, in person, or even on a blog where I can interact with folks with great insight and writing style like TG or Allan from Fallbrook.
The advantage of avoiding the newer social media- I won’t have to explain to any future employers about my drunk spring break pictures. If it become necessary to have a facebook presence I’ll be able to control my impulse to put every random thought out there.
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