Do you live in a big city, a small town, in the country or in a suburb?

[Zuni]

Do you have an apartment, a townhouse or a detached home?

I live in Annapolis, a small city/town (pop 40,000 or so) in an apartment.

[Phillycat]

1. Big city--apartment in a converted Victorian mansion.

[Zuni]

10. that sounds awesome

There are some great apartments in former mansions (castles) here in Annapolis, in Baltimore and in DC. The ones in DC are incredible. Down the street from my mother's house, also in Annapolis there is an old brick church converted in million dollar condos---I would love to have one of those.

[Phillycat]

17. 'Tis really lovely.

The nice thing is, some of the stuff is original, and some of the stuff is "original" from when they redid it in the 40's. So there's crown molding and stuff that's still from the original house. Then the bathroom is done in that black-and-white prewar porcelan tile. And the stove is an old Caloric from the 50's--soooo cute and it cooks like a dream (love gas ranges).

The hardwood floors are original but unfortunately they are painted because they weren't kept up. But at least they didn't carpet. :puke:

I would much rather live in an apartment inside a house than an apartment building. My friend lives on the 15th floor and his view of the skyline is great, but his building is so sterile. Mine has a lot of character.

[skygazer]

18. I lived in a similar place years ago

The windows were tall, narrow sash windows - they were drafty but beautiful. There was a bow window in the living room and two marble fireplaces, one in the living room and one in my bedroom. The one in my room was a creamy color with reddish streaks and the other was black with whitish streaks. They were both huge with curlicue carving on the sides and a big wide mantel. I loved that place, even though it was a bear to heat (it was in NH).

[Phillycat]

21. Ah, yes. The fireplace is a wonderful addition.

They no longer function in my building, unfortunately. But the old fireplaces are gorgeous. They just don't build houses like that anymore. (Which is why it's so awesome that most people buying houses in Philadelphia are renovating them, rather than gutting and starting from scratch. People are starting to understand that you can't improve upon the old ways).

[Zuni]

32. My mother lives in a Victorian House

and there are great fireplaces, especially the one on the second floor. It has a really ornate, masterly carved mantle.
Unfortunately, it is only for show. Chimney is bricked up.

[Phillycat]

33. Yup. Most are.

They're very inefficient for heating, unfortunately. But *swoon*, is there anything more romantic than a fireplace?

[Zuni]

34. The beach at sunset

But a roaring fire in a cabin in the woods is pretty good too

[Phillycat]

35. Ooh, you're curling my toes here.

I agree about the beach...

[flamingyouth]

2. In a city, in a house

[Kathy in Cambridge]

3. Big city, condo

and a car but I can pretty much take public trans or walk to anywhere I need to go to.

[Village Idiot]

4. Oddly enough,

I live in a village of about 175 people.

[skygazer]

5. I live in the country

But I'm ten minutes from the suburb where I work. Very convenient.

I live in a cabin in the Redwoods. There is a deer outside my window right now, as a matter of fact. Ooh, there are two.

[Zuni]

14. lucky

[Not_Giving_Up]

6. In the sticks just outside of suburbia

In a rented trailer (all I can afford in this economy)

[cmf]

7. Small town

Around 7,000 people. We live in a condo.

[motely36]

Small city in a row home

[cyr330]

8. relatively big city

San Francisco in an old apartment building

[CornField]

9. We own a small bungelow in the burbs nt

[Patiod]

11. In a rented carriage house in an old mill town outside Phila

Most of the buildings in town are brick row houses, so people are surprised to find out I live on an old horse farm.

[Wat_Tyler]

12. Giant centreless suburb of a million people.

[XNASA]

13. An older, established suburb.

Only 22 miles from the center of a metropolis which has a population of about 7,000,000.

The town I live in has 20,000 inhabitants, give or take.

[gollygee]

15. Small city, detached home

about 40,000 to 50,000 in this city, maybe 100,000 in the metro area.

[GOPFighter]

16. During the week, a small townhouse...

... in Silver Spring (suburb of DC). On weekends a cabin in West ByGod Virginia. Best of both worlds. :-)

[Zuni]

29. A good friend of mine used to live in a hi-rise in Silver Spring

just on the MD side of the DC line, near Georgia Avenue.

[CO Liberal]

19. We're In a Suburb of Pueblo

It's a planned community. We're in the mobile home area, in a 1200-square foot single-wide with a fenced yard where our dogs live. We can see Pikes Peak from the deck in our back yard.

[Rjnerd]

20. Streetcar suburb of large city

Town of Watertown, about 5 miles from downtown Boston. If this were a western town, we would be well within city limits. But the east got hacked up into little fiefdoms a long time ago.. We happen to be in a two family house, build in the late teens or early twenties (I forget). Belongs to my grandmothers estate. (A long story, mostly concerning procrastination...)

Neighborhood is mostly two family, mostly still owner-occupied on one floor, rental on the other. There is even the traditional madonna-in-a-bathtub 4 houses down. A couple of blocks away are small apartments. Still can walk to the center of town in 15 minutes, tho the stores have moved another mile away into an old factory turned into a mall. The old storefronts are now mostly restaraunts. (some nice ones, no big chains).

-dp-

[qnr]

22. Small town, rented "house"

House in quotations because it is so tiny.


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Edit: This is only a temporary thing though.

[BurtWorm]

23. Giant city, small apartment.

Nice postage stamp view of the river, though. Wonderful neighborhood.

[Moonbeam_Starlight]

24. In a

suburb and SUBURBS SUCK!!!!! THEY SUCK A BIG ONE!

I live in a detached single family home.

That doesn't suck.

BUT SUBURBS DO!

[Zuni]

27. Suburbs are a waste

A nice house is a nice house, but they are so much better in town than in a sprawling suburban shithole.

[kerry-is-my-prez]

25. Medium sized city - in a villa.

Naples, Florida.

[RPM]

26. Small City n/t

[Sabriel]

28. Small city

Oshkosh, to be exact

[woofless]

30. We live in a cabin in the trees,

in a very small town. From here the road goes 30 miles more and ends. Past that is just the North Cascades wilderness. Just north is the border. Pretty sweet.

[WoodrowFan]

31. Big City and I LOVE IT!

actually I live in an older suburb, but work in a big city.

[GOPisEvil]

36. City - in a detached 2bedroom house.

[huskerlaw]

37. Medium-sized city, apartment

Lincoln, Nebraska (pop. 300,000ish), large one bedroom apartment in a huge complex.

[Buddyblazon]

38. I was Anapolis a couple of weekends ago....

went there after training new staff at a Ravens game. Neat little city.

I live in Denver...in an apt. Denver is about as small as I like. I love the city. Lived in LA for a couple of years...great city...shitty people (sorry to all you in LA...but there are a lot of nutty people there).

Trying to buy right now, but prices are through the roof. So I'm going to have to settle for a condo for my first place. Sorry...I mean "loft" (whats with that...there not really lofts...but no one wants condo's anymore...so they call them lofts...living in a soundbite culture ya know).

[Zuni]

40. I love the city too

I would never live in LA---too much sprawl, traffic and earthquakes. It is fun to go to So Cal though and visit, but living there would make me insane.

[Buddyblazon]

43. Well Hollywood is on bedrock....

so the earthquakes weren't that bad...actually...they were kind of cool.

The traffic sucked...which is why when I got home from work, I just hung out in my neighborhood. Some of the greatest bars. So much to do. You really didn't need to leave.

Walking distance to an In & Out Burger, Roscoe's Chicken 'n Waffle, and one of the most amazing Thai restaurants (Tom Yum's...corner of Hollywood and Ivar...try the the Tom Kha Khai). What more could you want?

[Buddyblazon]

39. I lived in a kick ass apt. in Hollywood....

in a crappy building.

I ripped up the 70's carpet...re-did the hardwood floors(really not that difficult...just time consuming). Painted it...did the trim in Fire Engine red. Had a giant picture window on one end...with windows on either side that opened like doors so big you could stand in them. The apartment was on the corner of Yucca and Cahuenga across the street from a trashy rock and roll bar called Goldfingers (gold padded walls and go-go girls), with a great view of the Capital Records building and the Hollywood sign.

It became the hangout for all my friends. We could walk to all the bars in OLD Hollywood, and stumble back at the end of the night.

Those were the best couple of years of my life. I had so much fun, and some outlandish experiences...that I'll NEVER be able to tell my Grandkids about (if I ever even have kids).

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

41. Big city and an apartment.

It sucks. I hate living in cities. I'm not a city person. I can't wait to move away from here.

[Caoimhe]

42. Tiny community in Oregon

East side. Not the rainy side.

Full of redneck Repukes. No theater, no art galleries, no college, barely a library. Can't help it. My job keeps me here.

:grr:

[ironflange]

46. I may be your way this summer

We're coming to hunt for thunder eggs, then it's on to Portland and Vancouver.

[Caoimhe]

49. Right on!

I know where some good beds are. Stop at the Prineville Chamber of Commerce and they will provide you with a Crook county map showing all the public digs. I am a rockhound too, if you are interested I could give you some fossil locales too. :think:

[ironflange]

54. Prineville is where we were heading!

I'd be delighted to get whatever info you have. PM me and I'll give you my e-mail addy.

[ironflange]

55. dupe

never mind

[Wcross]

44. This is my front "yard"

I live in rural Tennessee on some acerage (80) but I can get up to Nashville in about an hour and a half. I have no nearby neighbors and thats the way I like it. Small house right now but I expect to be adding on in the future.

[Zuni]

45. That is pretty sweet

it must be nice having all that space

[Maddy McCall]

47. Country.

Fifty acres by myself, just me and my son. I have a creek, forests, fields. Wouldn't trade it for any amount of money.

[ironflange]

48. Suburbia

We're on the outskirts of Calgary, built the house three years ago. Back then, there were no houses west of us, so it really felt like the country. Now that they've built up that area, it feels more hemmed in. We are very close (walking distance in fact) to Spruce Meadows, the equestrian centre ( http://sprucemeadows.com ); when an event is going on we can easily hear the crowd, and when the wind is right we know there are plenty of horses nearby.

[noonwitch]

50. A suburb of a big city that is also the 3rd largest city in the state

I live in Warren, Michigan, just north of Detroit, which is still the largest city in Michigan. I've lived in each of the three biggest:

Warren from 2001 to present
Detroit, from 1989-2001
Grand Rapids from 1986-7
I grew up in suburban Grand Rapids (Kentwood), and went to college in Kalamazoo. I also lived briefly (1987-89) in Mt. Clemens/Chesterfield Township.

My current house, which is my first owned home, is a red brick bungalow type house. It has red metal awnings over the windows and front porch. It has two bedrooms downstairs and a finished attic bedroom. The basement is also finished. I love it. It's also just north of 8 Mile, so I'm not that far out of the city I love.

I lived in a really cool house in Detroit, too. I rented a lower flat from a friend. It had built-in stained glass windows in front and hardwood floors. It just didn't have a/c, and was not pleasant on hot days. I couldn't put a window a/c in because that would have been an invitation to break in.

[Bridget Burke]

51. Small house in a big city....

Live in an old neighborhood just north of downtown Houston.

Alas, I'm only a renter.

[pink-o]

52. In a rent-controlled in-law apartment

In San Francisco, which is considered a Big City, but is really a mix of neighbourhoods, like all good cities. I was born in Baltimore, and I love the east coast, but I'm allergic to snow. Yecch. I hate being forced indoors when it's too cold or too hot and you're beholden to an artificial climate controller. SF is a little chilly, but the progressive politics make up for it.

As for renting, real estate is outta control here, so most of us don't own our own homes. Just check out Craig's List to see what you can buy for under 200,000 (the answer: nothing, except a studio condo or a mobile home). We have this awesome mayor here, but I doubt he can do much about the real estate. Jeez, even places in Manhattan are cheaper than here!!!!!

[catmandu57]

53. Small town small house

Twenty seven more years give or take and it will be ours. It's just big enough for the two of us and the cats. We hardly ever lock the doors and the key is always in the ignition of my car there is a small problem with the ignition that makes it easier to leave the key where it's at, but it's a twenty year old that smokes drinks and runs around, nobody else wants it.