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Sorry, I should have made the disclaimer that I'm basing that on my experiences growing up in central North Carolina. I've been an east coaster for life, though

Sorry, I should have made the disclaimer that I'm basing that on my experiences growing up in central North Carolina. I've been an east coaster for life, though I have family out there on the left coast now. Back home, azaleas and tall evergreen shrubs could provide plenty of privacy between houses. The woods were typically pine, with hardwoods coming in below that, and holly, azaleas and so forth beneath. We had large "natural areas" (by which I mean my dad had planted bushes and such, and just let them grow wild) which didn't look that messy, and were absolutely gorgeous when the azaleas were in bloom. I guess if you're living out in the desert you've got to worry about not having enough ground cover. But then again, you chose to live in the desert ;) Funny, almost none of the houses built in my father's neighborhood circa '92 have windows on the side. And they have fairly large yards. Really? You're basing the "majority of parks" on some small observations about cali? Have you ever driven through georgia, alabama, ohio, north/south carolina, florida, etc? California is not representative of the US - especially "middle america."

anamax 17y ago
> You're basing the "majority of parks" on some small observations about cali? Not at all. I just thought that the Silicon Valley counter-examples were interesting. Most people don't know how common trailer parks are. > Have you ever driven through georgia, alabama, ohio, north/south carolina, florida, etc? I haven't driven through the carolinas or georgia, but the rest, yes. I've lived in the midwest, was born in the "mid central", and have driven through all that plus most of the west and part of the northeast. I do apologize for not having a current count on the number of my relatives who currently live in "manufactured housing", but feel free to assume what ever you'd like from the fact that the number in the past is >0. I'm still waiting for any support for the assertion that ugly houses are harmful to survival.
- warfangle 17y ago
  Well, they're certainly a detriment psychologically. How can something ugly be healthy? Here you go. http://www.amazon.com/Aesthetics-Well-Being-Health-Architecture-Environmental/dp/0754618560 http://www.amazon.com/Aesthetics-Well-Being-Health-Architect... (Review was one of the first results on Google for "environmental aesthetics affecting health"... Did you research this question before you posed it?)
  - anamax 17y ago
    Yes, I did research it. I found the arguments in favor to be lame, self-serving, etc.

anamax 17y ago

> You're basing the "majority of parks" on some small observations about cali? Not at all. I just thought that the Silicon Valley counter-examples were interesting. Most people don't know how common trailer parks are. > Have you ever driven through georgia, alabama, ohio, north/south carolina, florida, etc? I haven't driven through the carolinas or georgia, but the rest, yes. I've lived in the midwest, was born in the "mid central", and have driven through all that plus most of the west and part of the northeast. I do apologize for not having a current count on the number of my relatives who currently live in "manufactured housing", but feel free to assume what ever you'd like from the fact that the number in the past is >0. I'm still waiting for any support for the assertion that ugly houses are harmful to survival.

warfangle 17y ago
Well, they're certainly a detriment psychologically. How can something ugly be healthy? Here you go. http://www.amazon.com/Aesthetics-Well-Being-Health-Architecture-Environmental/dp/0754618560 http://www.amazon.com/Aesthetics-Well-Being-Health-Architect... (Review was one of the first results on Google for "environmental aesthetics affecting health"... Did you research this question before you posed it?)
- anamax 17y ago
  Yes, I did research it. I found the arguments in favor to be lame, self-serving, etc.