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arent those basically brownstones lol , cause nyc brownstones arent just brown and vary in color just like those greystones lol
They are similar. Chicago Greystones are typically crafted from Indiana Limestone. They also tend to be more ornate, on the whole (at least from what I've seen).
Brownstones are typically built in the row home fashion, in which there are no gaps between the buildings. Greystones may come in rows, but there are tiny alleys in between them. This is keeping with the Chicago tradition of alleyways between the buildings for access to shared spaces and trash removal.
The downside to this is that the fire escapes are often located in back too. I prefer the look of the fire escapes in front, like in Manhattan. Of course, the Chicago way does open up the front to be more ornate, since there aren't fire escapes in the way.
Right, and their lack of exquisite detail is part of what made them iconic. The homes in the Bungalow Belt were built efficiently, and for working-class families. However, they were inspired by the architecture on display at the 1893 Exposition. They are efficient AND historical.
As far as trend-setting, they brought the Bungalow to America, and the Chicago Bungalow remains a well-known, individual style.
All that being said, I did not vote for them, because I prefer the greystone town homes. In fact, I am not even a big fan of bungalows. However, I knew that if I didn't include them, I would get some flak for it, since they are so important.
Remember, beauty does not equal importance, and vice versa. The International and Modern style of building is by no means ornate or classically beautiful (IMO), but they are very important to the development of their architectural descendants. The same is true of the Chicago Bungalow, like it or not.
I hope that clears up a few things for the people who actually care, and aren't using this discussion as an opportunity for insulting Chicago, etc.
I was referring more to architecually iconic, not historically. I don't know if I would say that Chicago intorduced the Bungalow to America, the Chicago bungalows were built mainly between early 1910's and 1940's, lots of other cities were building them at that same time (California most notably)
I was referring more to architecually iconic, not historically. I don't know if I would say that Chicago intorduced the Bungalow to America, the Chicago bungalows were built mainly between early 1910's and 1940's, lots of other cities were building them at that same time (California most notably)
Hmm, interesting. I guess I need to do some more research on the subject. For those interested, here is a link to the Chicago Bungalow Association. And here is a link (http://www.nhschicago.org/content/news.php?news_id=14 - broken link) to an article about the Greystone Initiative.
Just finished editing my post showing the beautiful homes of Back Bay in Boston, however it got bumped to the prior page, so check out Page 7 if you'd like to see what Boston has.
Hmm, interesting. I guess I need to do some more research on the subject. For those interested, here is a link to the Chicago Bungalow Association. And here is a link (http://www.nhschicago.org/content/news.php?news_id=14 - broken link) to an article about the Greystone Initiative.
Well Chicago probably has the largest collection of Bungalows of any US city, and they probably had a great influence of other midwest cities, but probably not the entire US.
Just finished editing my post showing the beautiful homes of Back Bay in Boston, however it got bumped to the prior page, so check out Page 7 if you'd like to see what Boston has.
Great Pics, Boston is at the top of my list for housing style (along with DC)
I don't want to get into a major battle with you here, but most every community in the metro Denver area, certainly the one I live in (Louisville) requires developers to devote a certain amount of land to parks. I believe it is 15%.
Another thing to love about Denver! Quality of life in your neighborhood almost no matter where you go. Of course I really loved the size and scope of Staplenton's parks, Central Park being the most impressive, but the others being very impressive as well. The style of the homes and the amount of park space and trails makes for a great quality of life.
Stapleton is pretty cool, but I found some of the parks to be underwhelming. I remember there was one that was very nice...I'm assuming that was Central Park. But I remember a few that were just open fields with walkways in them. Perhaps they were just temporary areas waiting to get developed? Maybe I'm just being picky, I really like manicured parks.
Just finished editing my post showing the beautiful homes of Back Bay in Boston, however it got bumped to the prior page, so check out Page 7 if you'd like to see what Boston has.
The Back Bay homes are nice. I REALLY like the homes at Winthrop Beach and the Cottage Park area.
Stapleton is pretty cool, but I found some of the parks to be underwhelming. I remember there was one that was very nice...I'm assuming that was Central Park. But I remember a few that were just open fields with walkways in them. Perhaps they were just temporary areas waiting to get developed? Maybe I'm just being picky, I really like manicured parks.
Well, the "Native Prairie" look is hip among landscapers, but not among users, usually. Most of the parks in Denver and elsewhere in the metro area are manicured. Perhaps they are temporary parks. Almost every community has a nice park system out here. Yes, it is a nice thing, a quality of life thing.
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