And the answers are . . .
Along East
Polk Avenue, from State to Patton, houses were built shortly after World
War II, reflected, in part, by the single-car detached (mostly) garages and
with driveways in the front of the houses (not in the alleyways as in the
pre-WWII areas). This is a transition landscape between the pre-auto
landscape and the auto era with its need for "machine space" of double-car
driveways and double-car garages.
| Photo A | on the left, Cape Cod -- one story; on the right, early California Bungalow with an attached single-car garage |
| Photo B | early California Bungalow with an attached single-car garage. Notice the exception of the private sidewalk curving from the house to the driveway -- a common feature in newer areas, such as in the next block |
| Photo C | Cape Cod with a gable roof parallel to the street and a detached single-car garage |
| Photo D | Minimal Traditional with a hipped roof and a detached single-car garage. Notice that the private sidewalk from the house runs directly to the public sidewalk |
| Photo E | Cape Cod with a large frontal gable |
Along East
Polk Avenue, from Patton to Nimitz, houses are newer than in the State
to Patton block, shown by larger houses and lots and the double-car
attached garages. "Machine space" of double-car driveways and double-car
garages dominate this landscape.
| Photo A2 | California Bungalows with an attached double-car garages and without sidewalks running from the houses to the public sidewalk |
| Photo B2 | California Bungalow with an attached double-car garage |
| Photo C2 | California Bungalow with an attached double-car garage and a projected gabled living room |
Along Chippewa
Street, from 7th to 5th Avenues, houses date from the late-19th
century when alleys provided access to garages and work sheds. This is a
human landscape with "machine space" hidden out of sight in the back
of the houses.
| X1 | Upright-and-Wing houses predominate along this street -- the Upright is always 2 stories high and the Wing ranges from 1 to 2 stories |
| X2 | Upright-and-Wing with a 2-story wing |
| X3 | Upright-and-Wing with a 1-story wing |
| X4 | Two Pen with many additions on the back -- typical of these very small houses |
| X5 | a simple Queen Anne with 2 stories and very vertical (tall) form |
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Created by Ingolf Vogeler on 5 November 1998.