http://antisleep.com/2004/12/01/the-old-hood/ The Evans Center for Sleep Deprivation Studies Mon, 26 Jul 2010 03:32:19 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://antisleep.com/2004/12/01/the-old-hood/comment-page-1/#comment-34 russ Fri, 03 Dec 2004 07:48:54 +0000 http://antisleep.com/wp/2004/12/01/the-old-hood/#comment-34 When I saw the first tear-down a cpl of yrs ago I was somewhat floored. I bet the few homeowners on sunken meaow road were pissed when our parent's 'you can have whatever home you want as long as it's the ranch or colonial' homes went in. I hear the guy in the cul-de-sac is in it for well over $2mil. Here's to progress I guess. When I saw the first tear-down a cpl of yrs ago I was somewhat floored. I bet the few homeowners on sunken meaow road were pissed when our parent’s ‘you can have whatever home you want as long as it’s the ranch or colonial’ homes went in. I hear the guy in the cul-de-sac is in it for well over $2mil. Here’s to progress I guess.

]]> http://antisleep.com/2004/12/01/the-old-hood/comment-page-1/#comment-33 Jessica Reed Fri, 03 Dec 2004 03:59:01 +0000 http://antisleep.com/wp/2004/12/01/the-old-hood/#comment-33 Wow that's quite an ugly second floor. Stands out even in the world of cheesy construction. Part of the beauty of the 50 year old development is that when something is well built it ages gracefully and people are able to adapt it to their needs over time. It's the mature landscaping, the variation in adaptation, and the community feeling that are so charming. The newer houses particularly don't relate to their community. I was just painting the closets on the 3rd floor of a friends Victorian. Those closets were decked out with interior door trim, baseboards, crown molding, quarter round and fancy brass door knobs. In other words, more attention than the average new house gets on the facade. Wow that’s quite an ugly second floor. Stands out even in the world of cheesy construction.
Part of the beauty of the 50 year old development is that when something is well built it ages gracefully and people are able to adapt it to their needs over time. It’s the mature landscaping, the variation in adaptation, and the community feeling that are so charming. The newer houses particularly don’t relate to their community.
I was just painting the closets on the 3rd floor of a friends Victorian. Those closets were decked out with interior door trim, baseboards, crown molding, quarter round and fancy brass door knobs. In other words, more attention than the average new house gets on the facade.

]]> http://antisleep.com/2004/12/01/the-old-hood/comment-page-1/#comment-32 timsamoff Thu, 02 Dec 2004 20:30:30 +0000 http://antisleep.com/wp/2004/12/01/the-old-hood/#comment-32 Scott, I think one of the main differences between 50-year old houses and their modern counterparts (aside from how they look) is craftmanship... The variation in quality materials and modes of construction is great, even since 1950... I think this is why older house "feel" charming -- there really is more to them... This is even _more_ evident in houses that are 100+ years old (like ours) -- even though there are annoyances (like only having one full bathroom), the charm of the place more than makes up for them. And, who knows? In 50 years, due to the newer modes of construction (i.e., build it quickly and cheaply), these newer houses may not even be standing anymore; long replaced by even newer, bigger -- and more cheaply built -- monstrosities... Utterly charmless, but oh, so functional. Scott, I think one of the main differences between 50-year old houses and their modern counterparts (aside from how they look) is craftmanship… The variation in quality materials and modes of construction is great, even since 1950… I think this is why older house “feel” charming — there really is more to them… This is even _more_ evident in houses that are 100+ years old (like ours) — even though there are annoyances (like only having one full bathroom), the charm of the place more than makes up for them. And, who knows? In 50 years, due to the newer modes of construction (i.e., build it quickly and cheaply), these newer houses may not even be standing anymore; long replaced by even newer, bigger — and more cheaply built — monstrosities… Utterly charmless, but oh, so functional.

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