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48. Wow! Thanks! Very amusing....

Sun Apr 12, 2026, 10:55 AM

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... sometimes life in the rabbit hole has its rewards!

That is some pile of granite! or of whatever!

The style reminds me of one of those fake "village" or "small town" suburbs that is around where I live: Maple Lawn. Not quite as overboard, but still reminiscent. The area gives me the creeps. It's like a Walt Disney version of the Stepford Wives.

The stacks and layers of columns also reminds me or another disturbing low-brow architectural quirk - Note the "classical" columns stuck onto the facade at the top of the thinner brick structure - What the hell are they doing there? It's some sort of decorative gimcrack gimmick, and they stuck them on high so they can be seen from aways away. Very hokey.

Yes, I'm a critic.

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I propose that... littlemissmartypants Saturday #2

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Gold trim!!!! AverageOldGuy Saturday #6

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Ooh! That gives me an idea how we can keep him (more) distracted. tanyev Saturday #8

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daycorater. tacky tacky tacky. pansypoo53219 Saturday #41

This building has been subject to criticism since 1957..... reACTIONary Saturday #16

_ LudwigPastorius Saturday #18

Yeah, like, that building... reACTIONary Saturday #22

Instead of wanting to destroy, renovate or paint the shit house kimbutgar Saturday #17

The proposal IS to paint it. Not destroy it.... reACTIONary Saturday #21

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Thanks. It looks like he is more involved .... reACTIONary Saturday #29

OT but BumRushDaShow Saturday #43

Thanks for the further information... reACTIONary Saturday #44

I grew up in an area of Philly that still has a lot of Victorian houses BumRushDaShow Yesterday #46

Sorry to bug you BumRushDaShow Yesterday #47

Wow! Thanks! Very amusing.... reACTIONary Yesterday #48

The style of units in that 2nd pic are everywhere here! BumRushDaShow Yesterday #49

Geeze. Did the architect of that building kill your great grandfather or something? Wiz Imp Yesterday #51

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Yeah, well, like, that's... reACTIONary Saturday #38

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;-{) White with touch of Neon Goonch Saturday #27

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It is characterized as slate colored, but.... reACTIONary Saturday #45

MAGIC paint. usonian Saturday #42

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