tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483767686214249624.post1935014675361465346..comments2024-02-07T08:34:57.517-06:00Comments on Ultra Local Geography: Washtenaw-Sherwin Homes, 1946-1953Ultra Local Geographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17891509615219630307noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483767686214249624.post-86980756344632652022015-03-13T08:43:52.220-05:002015-03-13T08:43:52.220-05:00This doesn't surprise me at all. Once a neigh...This doesn't surprise me at all. Once a neighborhood is established the homeowners typically defend it from additional development. In the case of military housing the structures were so slight that they couldn't have remained for long.Ultra Local Geographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17891509615219630307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483767686214249624.post-20450650193814678002015-03-10T07:02:17.106-05:002015-03-10T07:02:17.106-05:00There was a similar stink raised by residents just...There was a similar stink raised by residents just over the north branch of the Chicago River in Lincolnwood when the village allowed the construction of (brick) duplexes on Pratt just west of the Bell & Howell factory at McCormick & Pratt. Residents all put up "For Sale" signs on their houses to protest and no more were built. This is circa 1942. Duplexes are still there.EricSwedehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18193841212565163376noreply@blogger.com