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It goes from total ghetto to million dollar houses in one block...kinda amazing to me.
Lol...you've gotta be born into it to really 'get it' I guess. The best I can explain it is that at one time, those run-down houses were nice.
Then populations changed ( think of the Irish,Italian etc population change in some Northern neighborhoods) they were re-used and re-purposed, and eventually got to be run down.
However, in order to preserve as many historic buildings as Charleston has, there is a law that no building older than 75 years can be torn down by anything other than natural causes.
Good side-Many of the beautiful homes you see date back almost 200 years.
Bad side- The ugly stays too.
And Im going to add this too. Why is living in a "trailer" so bad to you two? There are actually some well-to-do people that live in very nice ones simply because they're often cheaper than your standard brick-and-mortar house.
Methinks you're thinking of the run-down looking stereotypes.
Lol...you've gotta be born into it to really 'get it' I guess. The best I can explain it is that at one time, those run-down houses were nice.
Then populations changed ( think of the Irish,Italian etc population change in some Northern neighborhoods) they were re-used and re-purposed, and eventually got to be run down.
However, in order to preserve as many historic buildings as Charleston has, there is a law that no building older than 75 years can be torn down by anything other than natural causes.
Good side-Many of the beautiful homes you see date back almost 200 years.
Bad side- The ugly stays too.
And Im going to add this too. Why is living in a "trailer" so bad to you two? There are actually some well-to-do people that live in very nice ones simply because they're often cheaper than your standard brick-and-mortar house.
Methinks you're thinking of the run-down looking stereotypes.
If a trailor is all that someone can afford then thats all that they can afford.... I would never make fun of someone for not having money
BUT, trailors belong in trailor parks, apartments belong in apartment complexes, houses belong in neighborhoods with other houses, etc
I dont want to buy a house and have a fear that someone is going to put a trailor next to me... it lowers the value of my house for resale
lol I know what having a trailer next door does, and that makes sense. But then again Ive never seen anyone living in a nice sub-division up and decide to put a trailer in their backyard either.
Besides, even if they did try it, if enough of the neighbors had a hissy fit then something would be done about it.Somebody would pull a string or two in the background and put a stop to it then. Its not what you know down here...its who.
lol I know what having a trailer next door does, and that makes sense. But then again Ive never seen anyone living in a nice sub-division up and decide to put a trailer in their backyard either.
Besides, even if they did try it, if enough of the neighbors had a hissy fit then something would be done about it.Somebody would pull a string or two in the background and put a stop to it then. Its not what you know down here...its who.
I live in a neighborhood and no there never would be a trailor anywhere in my development. I am talking about other people
On my way to the grocery store..... I see house, trailor, house, trailor, trailor, house.
I dont know what you call that.... These houses and trailors are not in neighborhoods. I guess its just people that bought the land so they can do whatever they want with it. But thats what I am saying is that there should be more zoning laws.
I live in a neighborhood and no there never would be a trailor anywhere in my development. I am talking about other people
On my way to the grocery store..... I see house, trailor, house, trailor, trailor, house.
I dont know what you call that.... These houses and trailors are not in neighborhoods. I guess its just people that bought the land so they can do whatever they want with it. But thats what I am saying is that there should be more zoning laws.
Me? I call it diversified. Depending on the age of these places, the trailer might have been there before the house.
LOL OoOh you'd see alot of ruffled feathers at the mere mention of re-zoning or anything of the sort. I do believe they've tried a few times.
I myself have the mindset of "If I bought it, I'll put what I want on it".
Are you originally from NYC?
The whole south in general has that... you can have a 300,000 dollar house (which is nice in SC) next to a trailor
AWFUL ZONING
Show me ANY area that has a $300,000 home sitting next to a trailEr. I have never seen such a thing...but maybe it's the false impression someone has when he has never been out of his home state.
Everywhere in WV that isnt near Virginia, they are stuck back in time by 40 years...
1) Alabama
2) Mississippi
3) Louisiana
4) Arkansas
5) South Carolina ( North Carolina is loosing its culture quickly)
Cultures change over time and with new technology, along with many other factors. These changes aren't kept a secret from the states listed above - southern culture has grown and changed in these states as well.
It doesn't mean that any area is losing its 'southernality' (I'm pretty sure that isn't a word)...it just means the southern culture is changing with the times. Can everyone just accept that fact?
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