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Originally Posted by Steely Dan
1st, the garages aren't attached, they are detached garages on the alley, just like the detached garages from the contemporary attached houses i initially posted on the last page. the ones that you said were "townhouses" because they had detached garages. if those are "townhouses" for that reason, then so are these.
2nd, the garages on the alley look original to me. late 19th/early 20th century chicago common brick. definitely not a '60s add-on.
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I have no dog in this fight. I've never commented on the specific terminology.
My only point is that there's an obvious difference between homes built around vehicles and homes not built around vehicles. There's no way those Gold Coast garages are original. The structures may be original but they weren't built as two-car garages.
Probably carriage houses, if original. Carriage houses were often converted to parking.