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Everyone move to the back of the bus and we all get home faster.
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It was gone when I drove by the other day in daylight.
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At least they are not two-car garages!
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It's true. 162 Esson (the real estate listing*) looks a lot worse to me than the ones in the street view. At least, in those, the garages are smaller, and are not forward from the house and front doors.
I actually think the red one looks okay. They could be a lot better, certainly, but they could be a lot worse, too. I guess there's a limit to how much garage you can fit on a 40 foot lot.
*That listing made me laugh a bit. "...within walking distance to all that uptown offers!! Parking for 5 cars with double garage."
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48 William St W looking north through the park to Alexandra St.
Everyone move to the back of the bus and we all get home faster.
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Indeed -- thanks for the link. Some houses built with the garages at the back, others now. I have to assume that the concept was not popular with the buyers.
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Yeah, weird to see a rear laneway where none of the properties backing it have a rear garage, and every house has parking in the front.
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I seem to recall that those projects fell under the "New Urbanism" idea but missed some of the key ingredients like walkable destinations (eg larger/useable greenspaces/playgrounds; retail and community space) and good (non-car) transportation links.