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Lipstick on a Pig Part II: Vomitus ‘R’ Us
Homes R’ Us: I made their acquaintance September of 2007 when I took the below photograph of 100 Jefferson Street. This is one of their “developments”.
Despite the fact a stop work order had been issued for this property, men were quite busy working on these promised two family luxury homes.
Feeling nostalgic (with the new year and all) I thought it would be fun to see how things were shaking in big bad 2008. So I looped by there this week and checked it out.
The finished product was pretty much what I expected.
Is it just me or does the word “luxury” suggest a measure of scarcity and/or exclusivity? If so, wouldn’t a bunch of cookie-cutter row houses slathered together with stucco be the opposite of luxury? Just curious.
Miss Heather
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3 Comments on Lipstick on a Pig Part II: Vomitus ‘R’ Us
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guestofaguest on
Sat, 12th Jan 2008 9:44 am
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rexlic on
Sat, 12th Jan 2008 12:10 pm
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daskol on
Sun, 13th Jan 2008 3:21 pm
Wow those things are brutal. But that being said, I’m sure they will sell.
Or as Groucho said in “The Cocoanuts” about some equally shabby real estate: “You can get a house in wood…you can get brick…you can get stucco…boy, can you get stucco.â€
We know which of the three little pigs didn’t build these houses. Maybe the developers are on to something–they’ve ensured that this block will always have some (relatively) affordable housing.
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