tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990818184521452285.post4974112828305576733..comments2023-10-22T08:07:49.340-05:00Comments on Oakhurst Historic District: Quotes from the Architectural Survey of 1990Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990818184521452285.post-79694583026283651742007-10-11T13:09:00.000-05:002007-10-11T13:09:00.000-05:00Said Anonymous:"No, the PEOPLE have made it a succ...Said Anonymous:<BR/><BR/>"No, the PEOPLE have made it a success, not the structures."<BR/><BR/>This misses the point of physical character. Yes, it's the people who have made Oakhurst a success but the reason they've invested the time, effort and care is because it's a place *worth caring about*. That is, it possesses the physical details and mix of uses that characterize the most loved places.<BR/><BR/>Note a common fate of many mid-to-late century suburbs. When it begins to decline, the neighbors all come together. Not to save it, but to combine their property into one giant parcel that can be sold off to a developer. Why? Because, despite the human experiences and memories inherent in the place, it's composed of forms that fail to engender care from anyone other than those who originally settled there.<BR/><BR/>When it comes to cultivating a viable human habitat, some models are inherently better than others. However you feel about LHDs, to suggest that form doesn't matter is laughable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990818184521452285.post-69166347842940423852007-10-07T16:36:00.000-05:002007-10-07T16:36:00.000-05:00People come and go...the structures have remained ...People come and go...the structures have remained a constant in the past and hopefully will endure in the future.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990818184521452285.post-51343133965025828122007-10-06T22:36:00.000-05:002007-10-06T22:36:00.000-05:00No, the PEOPLE have made it a success, not the str...No, the PEOPLE have made it a success, not the structures.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990818184521452285.post-55127173229411315542007-10-05T08:34:00.000-05:002007-10-05T08:34:00.000-05:00LOL, that's funny. We do need to protect the char...LOL, that's funny. We do need to protect the character of our neighborhood. This is the thing that has made it a success.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990818184521452285.post-21012944320276917912007-10-05T08:20:00.000-05:002007-10-05T08:20:00.000-05:00That is what they used to say about the buffalo.That is what they used to say about the buffalo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990818184521452285.post-8106812180471204562007-10-05T08:19:00.000-05:002007-10-05T08:19:00.000-05:00There are so many bungalows we do not need to prot...There are so many bungalows we do not need to protect them all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com