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Post by Chaos_and_Company on Jan 27, 2005 16:07:25 GMT
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Post by Daisy on Jan 27, 2005 16:17:16 GMT
Superb photos Bobbie, not much fun for you and the girls though.
We saw reports of the blizzard on our news programmes and I thought of you. Personally I don't 'do' snow - oh no!
Marion
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Post by Ann on Jan 27, 2005 18:35:04 GMT
Oh my goodness, I'll never complain again about the falls we have here - the most I've ever known is about a foot.
I love the look of the street! It must look even better when you can see it properly, without all the snow. What fabulous houses. (You can tell I'm a property freak, can't you?!)
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Post by SaffiandJasmin on Jan 27, 2005 22:01:17 GMT
'The happy shovelers'.....now...wouldn't that make a lovely name for a pub?! (And that lovely photo would make a great sign for it).
Seriously though, that snow looks so beautiful when it's still white.....why do we always seem to have the 'wrong sort' of things in the UK?....Like the 'wrong sort of snow' and the 'wrong sort of leaves' that cause havok with our transport systems?
Lesley T xx
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Post by Maria on Jan 27, 2005 22:54:04 GMT
Phew! I'll never complain about the cold again! What great pictures though - it looks pretty!
Ann - I noticed the houses too. They are fabulous.
Maria
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Post by Cathrin on Jan 28, 2005 19:42:04 GMT
If we get 6 inches of snow in London the city grinds to a halt ;D What would it do if we got that lot!! Hey, no work. Mark says Scotland used to get that bad, but I think he's imagining it  Great photos |
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Post by Chaos_and_Company on Jan 29, 2005 16:29:33 GMT
Ann and Maria
These particular houses were built a little over a hundred years ago. They were built for the immigrants who came over to America to work in the Textile Mills. They were called three deckers or tenement houses.
These same houses today are owned and occupied by young professionals that work in the Boston area as an investment and also because they do not want the hassle of driving into Boston everyday.
Some houses have been turn into condominiums others are status quo.
Property in the Boston area is very pricey a three Decker in excellent condition is priced at $850,000 individual condominiums goes for $349,000….too rich for my pocketbook
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Post by Ann on Jan 29, 2005 19:24:18 GMT
Are condominiums what we call flats? Where a large house has been converted into several apartments?
That kind of price is well out of my range too! Even the condominiums are selling for more than my house!!
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Post by Chris on Jan 30, 2005 0:25:31 GMT
Incredible snowfall, we've not had anything like that for decades. The houses are wonderful, it doesn't surprise me that the prices are so high. it looks like it's a beautiful neighbourhood.
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Post by Chaos_and_Company on Jan 30, 2005 15:39:50 GMT
Ann,
Condominiums are a form of property ownership in which each owner holds title to his/her individual unit, plus a fractional interest in the common areas of the multi-unit project. Each owner pays taxes on his/her property, and is free to sell or lease it.
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