I've died and gone to Mt. Bedford!

[Sakurako]

Wow, it's like all my Hallmark Christmas House collections got full-sized! Beautiful! I do love old style porches. They have so much more style than a deck! Thanks for the tour.

[PrincessRuthie]

Gorgeous houses! I would love to live in one, but they look like they take forever to clean! I guess that's what maids are for...even though I'd feel sorry for them! [img]wink.gif[/img]

[americangirlsrus]

Thanks for sharing! They're gorgeous!!! I wish I could afford to live in one!!! [img]smile.gif[/img]

[Katie from IL]

I live in a refurbished, fairly modern apartment building with very low rent but very small studio units in this neighborhood, so that's the only reason I can afford to live in such a neighborhood. I couldn't take pictures of all the houses otherwise I'd need a couple hundred pictures!

I know that some of the garages used to be carriage houses and some of the larger houses were turned into duplexes! I believe all the houses you saw in those pix were single family houses. Some of the houses were so big I could barely fit them in the picture! I also live right near Lake Michigan, so there are beaches and lots of trees and just about everyone seems to have a dog-I see so many people walking their dogs.

Even though the houses are old and many are considered official landmarks, the insides have been modernized so they have things like a completely modern kitchen, washer/dryer, flat screen TV, etc mixed with wooden carved banisters, fireplaces, balconies, chaise lounge chairs and as you saw chandeliers!

There seem to be lots and lots of rooms, so everyone gets their own room plus extras for office, playroom, laundry room, even a parlor maybe. Oh-and all the homes had professional, black-and-white, artsy style photos hanging up on all the walls of the family, especially the children. I saw a lot of these photos in every house of the kids. There were at least 3 levels(not including a basement) in every house I went in. I've never been in a house with more than a basement, main and second floor.

I wish I could "house sit" one weekend and bring in all my dolls in their fanciest dresses for an old fashioned tea party! But I don't think I could clean such a house-where's Mr and Mrs. Hawkins, Elsa and Jesse when you need them?