tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901268365510893153.post5394792652648897967..comments2024-02-01T01:07:51.195-08:00Comments on about last weekend: What's The View From Your Window?About Last Weekendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04716571630418078937noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901268365510893153.post-952150470481331552013-11-16T09:16:48.497-08:002013-11-16T09:16:48.497-08:00I did my time restoring and living in a Georgian h...I did my time restoring and living in a Georgian house in Liverpools toxteth....fun but exhausting and eventually a quitter life in a more settled area beckons.Thudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18320037763190473684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901268365510893153.post-1435653323047003212013-11-16T08:12:19.637-08:002013-11-16T08:12:19.637-08:00Great article, Jody. Fascinating. Great article, Jody. Fascinating. Leigh Powell Hineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13271217245421014771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901268365510893153.post-16643561108983343482013-11-14T08:29:54.604-08:002013-11-14T08:29:54.604-08:00They'll be complaining about the cowpats next!...They'll be complaining about the cowpats next!About Last Weekendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04716571630418078937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901268365510893153.post-14902404718516114102013-11-14T08:29:03.458-08:002013-11-14T08:29:03.458-08:00Yes my sister lived in Peckham and houses in her s...Yes my sister lived in Peckham and houses in her street are now pounds 700,000!About Last Weekendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04716571630418078937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901268365510893153.post-88773219849964018782013-11-14T07:28:48.502-08:002013-11-14T07:28:48.502-08:00Dogtown the name is not pretty.
I never have lived...Dogtown the name is not pretty.<br />I never have lived in a transitional area but we certainly have the incomer situation here where certain of them complain about cocks crowing in the morning, church bells ringing on Sunday and country life in general. Wusses!<br />Fascinating post.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901268365510893153.post-25141914770709584862013-11-14T04:26:15.039-08:002013-11-14T04:26:15.039-08:00Interesting post and some beautiful renovations. Y...Interesting post and some beautiful renovations. You mentioned London - it's amazing how certain areas have changed in just a few years with properites that were once run down now selling for close to a million pounds!<br />http://missbbobochic.blogspot.co.uk/ miss bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00210603421768133667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901268365510893153.post-90790953678560673562013-11-14T01:49:08.009-08:002013-11-14T01:49:08.009-08:00Some amazing renovations there, although I couldn&...Some amazing renovations there, although I couldn't live in the white interior. <br /><br />The old residents must know their days are numbered because there'll be none of their type left once they're gone. The whole area will become gentrified because the increasingly high prices will push the average buyer out.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13195684182481935384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901268365510893153.post-90461134924669166252013-11-13T20:38:03.296-08:002013-11-13T20:38:03.296-08:00Inge I lived in Dublin for five months about 23 ye...Inge I lived in Dublin for five months about 23 years ago and there was so much potential there. I must go back there again and see what has sprung up - I bet I would not even be able to recognise the street I was on (or where I worked.... which was Kitty O Sheas)About Last Weekendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04716571630418078937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901268365510893153.post-23284196235561618972013-11-13T15:23:25.508-08:002013-11-13T15:23:25.508-08:00In the centre of dublin in the docklands area it h...In the centre of dublin in the docklands area it has been developed in a similar way. In fact I worked for the authority which redeveloped the area. It worked hard to bring the old and new residents together and also involved the local businesses the financial services is also located here. As with all new ventures some residents loved the changes others did not. But it is an exciting vibrant area which was previously rundown.ingehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17633387656122695260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901268365510893153.post-52383770836446054732013-11-13T10:49:40.359-08:002013-11-13T10:49:40.359-08:00My first comment should have read busy chip shop n...My first comment should have read busy chip shop not a bust one! And yes in the last 17 years many balls have been confiscated by the neighbour, the police visit did leave me a bit flabbergasted though!Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08805509603176943176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901268365510893153.post-29288547896474972642013-11-13T09:41:48.448-08:002013-11-13T09:41:48.448-08:00Hi there, thanks for asking, It is linked under SF...Hi there, thanks for asking, It is linked under SF Chronicle. I will link it under the word article which might make it clearer. Yes funnily enough I had some designers who wanted me to see completely Italian styled apartments in the Mission!About Last Weekendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04716571630418078937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901268365510893153.post-56172262323567757762013-11-13T09:18:56.922-08:002013-11-13T09:18:56.922-08:00Yikes!!! Whaaat? Too expensive for even Tara blard...Yikes!!! Whaaat? Too expensive for even Tara blardy blah! Funnily enough the first place I lived in Notting Hill was the most dangerous place I've ever lived in Helen Street, drug dealers everywhere, you would not walk around after 4pm by yourself, my window didn't close and the bed sunk in the middle, horrible placeAbout Last Weekendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04716571630418078937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901268365510893153.post-77478328939240778482013-11-13T09:16:59.163-08:002013-11-13T09:16:59.163-08:00Friends always make the place that is for sure!Friends always make the place that is for sure!About Last Weekendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04716571630418078937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901268365510893153.post-16247452030158583092013-11-13T09:06:58.539-08:002013-11-13T09:06:58.539-08:00Oh I remember the days of basement apartment in Lo...Oh I remember the days of basement apartment in London, we were below the footpath, glimpses of feet all day long. Just occurred to me that some people who live down the Pensinsula (googly internet types) might think everywhere in Oakland is transitional. In fact someone the other day rolled his eyes at me every time I said Oakland...About Last Weekendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04716571630418078937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901268365510893153.post-18369432612652706052013-11-13T09:00:05.926-08:002013-11-13T09:00:05.926-08:00Speaking also of halfway houses there was an artic...Speaking also of halfway houses there was an article in NY Times recently about how in Malibu the residents are rising up. In the middle of their dusty sandy (but extremely expensive) town there are now 30 re-hab centres!About Last Weekendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04716571630418078937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901268365510893153.post-48810171847188707092013-11-13T08:58:54.631-08:002013-11-13T08:58:54.631-08:00I see the Greek lady (and hear her!) and raise you...I see the Greek lady (and hear her!) and raise you two. We lived in a flat owned by three crazy Greek sisters in London, they watched our every move like hawks but then couldn't be bothered getting someone in when we smelled a gas leak!About Last Weekendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04716571630418078937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901268365510893153.post-47040617992564604092013-11-13T08:57:06.899-08:002013-11-13T08:57:06.899-08:00Wow, we would have the police called on us all the...Wow, we would have the police called on us all the time if we lived next to your neighbour - that is a bit worrying!About Last Weekendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04716571630418078937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901268365510893153.post-69970307945665588942013-11-13T08:47:16.770-08:002013-11-13T08:47:16.770-08:00I lived in the Mission before it became hipster he...I lived in the Mission before it became hipster heaven and within a block or two of my apartment, the tone of my neighborhood changed dramatically. Two blocks north, it was posh, two blocks south it was gang territory. A new development a block away touted itself as high end loft living. And still, we heard gunshots one time or two in the time we lived there. It's always a negotiation! Could you link us to the article?Anthro Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15923838563131831044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901268365510893153.post-48183631769970914992013-11-13T07:40:50.296-08:002013-11-13T07:40:50.296-08:00My view are trees and more trees……………
I know the a...My view are trees and more trees……………<br />I know the area that you spoke about and well that is WONDERFUL the remodels etc……….BUT.La Contessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01682902106545680159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901268365510893153.post-30566634752583176592013-11-13T05:13:50.022-08:002013-11-13T05:13:50.022-08:00These are some amazing renovations indeed. Wow. These are some amazing renovations indeed. Wow. Optimistic Existentialisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11507986337866049924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901268365510893153.post-8566304996320595242013-11-13T05:09:30.635-08:002013-11-13T05:09:30.635-08:00Interesting, I like the re-done places and I think...Interesting, I like the re-done places and I think I could put up with living in such a place. I've lived in worse, so it couldn't be that bad!! xThe Dainty Dolls Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05165942777053327479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901268365510893153.post-37284735530092983432013-11-13T00:05:01.609-08:002013-11-13T00:05:01.609-08:00What an interesting post! Our first flat was above...What an interesting post! Our first flat was above an amusement arcade, opposite a bust chip shop and where all four rooms would now fit into our sitting room!<br />We have varied views now, one window overlooks the garden and fields and church beyond while another looks straight at the neighbour who recently called the police on us when a ball went over the fence!!Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08805509603176943176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901268365510893153.post-71863051081075457262013-11-12T19:28:50.958-08:002013-11-12T19:28:50.958-08:00What an interesting story to write, and I love thi...What an interesting story to write, and I love this post. I think there has been a big push/pull in most cities around the world over the past 30 years with people moving back to the inner city areas. Our last house in Melbourne was in a mixed suburb. It was most definitely gentrified as a whole, but there were still some original residents (like our neighbour over the back fence, an elderly Greek lady who would hock up phlegm all day in the courtyard at the back of her home, or our next door neighbour whose house was falling down - literally). On a street around the corner to us sat houses valued at $4Million minimum, and yet there were two that were still half way houses - one for psychiatric patients, the other for elderly homeless people who would sit in the local village high street each day outside the upmarket boutiques and gourmet shops and cafes asking for $2 so they could buy some booze. It was definitely a suburb of contrasts. I love the colour you've captured in this post, and the mixed feelings of the residents about it all. xxHeidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01432089507602828735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901268365510893153.post-75256314716095702212013-11-12T17:03:50.932-08:002013-11-12T17:03:50.932-08:00Quite the redo indeed
At their new feed
A mix of o...Quite the redo indeed<br />At their new feed<br />A mix of old and new<br />Safe bets a clash will come duePat Hatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07745293224202430152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901268365510893153.post-16787060857851630102013-11-12T16:52:41.267-08:002013-11-12T16:52:41.267-08:00The renovations are just beautiful. The renovations are just beautiful. 37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.com