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Old Posted Aug 22, 2019, 3:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Crawford View Post
Even today, the more intact Detroit corridors have an LA-ish hybrid urban-suburb feel, Clearly auto oriented, but parking in the rear and theoretical walkability. You don't really get this look in the NE Corridor or the older Midwestern cities:

https://www.google.com/maps/@42.4204...7i16384!8i8192
that looks like it could almost be dempster street in morton grove (chicagoland).

https://www.google.com/maps/@42.0409...7i16384!8i8192





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Originally Posted by LA21st View Post
Parts of the bungalow belt in Chicago can look like LA/Detroit.
for sure, the bunglow belts in all 3 bear some resemblance to each other in general form, if not detail.

the dead give away for chicago bungalow belt is no driveways, because of chicago's obsession with alleys, whereas in detroit and LA bungalow belt you see back lot detached garages just like chicago, but with long side yard driveways leading out to the street.
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