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Last spring, we told you about six new duplexes going up on the 1800 block of N. 17th St., near the Temple campus. The other day, when we happened to be in the neighborhood, we noticed that these buildings have been completed in the intervening months. While they are fairly standard new construction homes, they do stand out when examined as a group:

Back in April

The other day

Red, green, blue, where’s indigo?

So here’s the lesson, builders: If you’re gonna build six identical homes in a row, why not mix up the colors of the bays? At least it makes the homes a little more interesting to look at.

Just a thought…

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  • Guest

    Those are ugly homes, no doubt about it. But I do think the colors makes them slightly better.

  • Inkheart

    Aren’t these technically considered “Cantilevered” windows? Just curious, I never see that term used anymore, but see “Bay” windows used for all kinds of windows that extend from the structure. A minor improvement would have been to get rid of the siding on the corner unit.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1010140002 Chris Brown

    Looks like that famous picture from San Francisco… But without all the charm.

  • http://twitter.com/F1rstCitizen First Citizen

    True bays are cantilevered so technically they’re interchangeable phrases. However, bay window is a much more commonly used term than cantilevered window.

    The end unit is located next to a buildable lot, so sometimes developers put siding on to save money since it will be covered up soon by another building anyway.

  • Guest

    Why so many power lines?

  • Inkheart

    Thanks!

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