Which city's iconic housing style do you like best? (live, state, compare)

[chitown2pa]

Chicago has the greystone and the bungalow. New York City has the brownstone and the big, blocky apartment buildings. Philadelphia has the original row home, or "Philadelphia Rows." St. Louis has huge, southern style mansions. San Fran has its Painted Ladies. These are each iconic, and largely unique to their cities. Which one do you like best?

[Chicagoland60426]

I like Chicago,especially the new urban infill types.
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[chitown2pa]

Originally Posted by Chicagoland60426

I like Chicago,especially the new urban infill types.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2222/...ecdde7f8_b.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2097/..._34d1f5b68.jpg

That first one is cool. Did that used to be a vacant lot?

[Chicagoland60426]

Originally Posted by chitown2pa

That first one is cool. Did that used to be a vacant lot?

Idk from that picture. Plenty of the Chicago infills used to be vacant lots or empty space between houses/flats in some city neighborhood blocks.

[backdrifter]

I like Portland's craftsman style houses that come in foursquare, bungalow, and Victorian flavors. Half the city's housing stock looks like the following, but in various states of upkeep or disrepair. There are LITERALLY hundreds of blocks of these beauties all over the city.

[uptown_urbanist]

I like the initial question, but don't necessarily agree that all of the selected options are "largely unique" to their cities. That's sort of an aside, though. I like all of the options listed in the poll, but do have a special appreciation for bungalows; the Pasadena area (CA) is filled with beautiful bungalow examples (the Portland examples above would have been right at home in my old neighborhood) and they are very attractive. My other favorite would probably be the Philly-style row houses, or maybe the SF Painted Ladies, or... well, I guess I can't pick a favorite. Variety is good.

[mas23]

they're all cool but i dont think alot of people know what the chicago greystone looks like. no need to worry





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[Rachael84]

Brownstones, no style compares.

[ShadinaFromJerz]

I like brownstone homes.

[john_starks]

brownstones are sweet (and i live in a philly row ). you gotta love the grand stoop.