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13 December 2011
The Skinny House - A short video from the woman who owns the narrowest house in Boston. It was built as a Spite House.
You see houses like that in Japan because they're a wise use of tiny spaces. (Useful when you're on an island.) How American of us to build 'em just to piss our neighbors off. Our country's what, 25% of a planet wide? But THIS IS *MY* SPOT DAMMIT.
(I'd love to visit the inside of the house, though!)
There is this one in NYC which has had quite a few famous residents. And there's this one in Alexandria, VA that was in the news a couple years ago (might have even been linked here before). I really like the second one and could move in "as is".
I remember MrMoonPie mentioning he lives in a narrow house as well, but I don't remember just how narrow.
When my grandfather's neighbor had a fight with the guy on the other side he planted a row of lombardy poplars in front of the man's living room window (which should have had a view of LA). They weren't cut down until Leroy croaked.
photo by splunge
photo by TheophileEscargot
photo by Kronos_to_Earth
photo by ethylene
