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One of my pet causes I latched on to the last two years for no real reason, having never been there, was the saving of this library in South Norwood, London.



Think I had a soft spot for it partially due to it reminding me of the Reynolda Manor branch in Winston that I used to go to if my mom was over at St. Anne's.

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Reminds me of this house in Durham I drive by sometimes - real mid century library vibes

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JuiceCrewAllStar said:
don't think i would have guessed it was in oakland if you gave me 50 guesses
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I would have probably guessed Berkeley. Close enough! Was actually surprised to see it wasn’t on the northern part of Oakland. There are a bunch of houses in that area nestled in the hills that have an Oakland address but are really more Berkeley. Pretty great area if you like lots of elevation changes with your morning walks
 
I will say the clothes twitter guy says "Take Five" was composed there, and Paul Desmond composed that tune, not Brubeck, but maybe they worked out some bits together there.
 
OldGouldandBlack said:
I will say the clothes twitter guy says "Take Five" was composed there, and Paul Desmond composed that tune, not Brubeck, but maybe they worked out some bits together there.
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I think he just misread the description:

" it is here that the Dave Brubeck Quartet practiced, and where monumental hits like “Take Five” were composed"
 
What do you folks think about the bright white, black trim, steep roofline houses that are popping up all over NC (the country?). They look OK to me, I guess, but they seem so homogenous and lack much character. As the son of a custom home builder, I think I'm predisposed to feel this way (as I also feel about pop-up production homes from Toll Bros, Lennar, etc.).
 
Yeah, I mean, he doesn't even say Brubeck composed "Take Five" there, just that it was composed there, so I might be the one reading the attribution wrong.
 
tigerswood said:
What do you folks think about the bright white, black trim, steep roofline houses that are popping up all over NC (the country?). They look OK to me, I guess, but they seem so homogenous and lack much character. As the son of a custom home builder, I think I'm predisposed to feel this way (as I also feel about pop-up production homes from Toll Bros, Lennar, etc.).
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i agree with your take: look fine but very basic

housing is just so expensive to build that you have to pick your poison re: cost, good architecture, location, etc.
 
Also, boxy architectural design maximizes square footage, which maximizes ROI.
 
tigerswood said:
What do you folks think about the bright white, black trim, steep roofline houses that are popping up all over NC (the country?). They look OK to me, I guess, but they seem so homogenous and lack much character. As the son of a custom home builder, I think I'm predisposed to feel this way (as I also feel about pop-up production homes from Toll Bros, Lennar, etc.).
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Do they look something like this? These are all over Denver - seems like all the new builds are some variation of this design.

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40' lot with 6' side setbacks doesn't leave a lot of room for creativity.
 
Asheville has these so-called green homes popping up everywhere, especially getting shoehorned on small lots, ridges, etc. small footprint, tall, weirdly slanted roof, different colors, etc.

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