Re: I'm really starting to like this stuff

On 4/15/2025 2:46 PM, Bruce wrote:

On Tue, 15 Apr 2025 09:15:54 -0400, Ed P <esp@snet.n> wrote:
 

My first house was a row house in Philadelphia.  70% of the houses in
the city are row homes.
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A step up is a twin home. Two joined with a common wall but some space
between.
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This is my first house, bought in 1966.  It is the one behind the tree.
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https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/4543-Shelmire-Ave_Philadelphia_PA_19136_M36726-91018

 You'll see roughly that style a lot in the Netherlands as well. In
Australia it's rarer.
 

In the big cities it is a good way to cram a lot of people in small space.  Much built when there was no transportation, cars not invented yet, necessities in life in walking distance.
There was also a lot of ethnic neighborhoods.  From where my grandparents lived I could look up the street and see three Catholic churches.  I did not realize they had actual names as they were referred to as the Polish Church, Irish church and the German church.