tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1096314476893239291.post221825554715795486..comments2023-10-22T08:02:50.649-04:00Comments on MI Ave: TRAVEL: Center Avenue Historic District, Bay CityRachaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17128754833604987577noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1096314476893239291.post-25847260246021455002014-09-11T20:02:48.956-04:002014-09-11T20:02:48.956-04:00We use to do little things like that, and trips ou...We use to do little things like that, and trips out to old school buildings and churches. Mind you in my hometown, every old building seemed to be a pub! Rachaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17128754833604987577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1096314476893239291.post-88261071630160780652014-09-11T07:21:45.313-04:002014-09-11T07:21:45.313-04:00I love the different types of houses in America! I...I love the different types of houses in America! I remember doing school projects walking around our little town pointing out the different examples, and then drawing them and pasting them on milk cartons to make our own towns. Ahhhh memories. Those are some gorgeous houses! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16539981187921601209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1096314476893239291.post-82818151031223766652014-09-10T20:03:46.888-04:002014-09-10T20:03:46.888-04:00No, haven't really been anywhere in that direc...No, haven't really been anywhere in that direction. Rachaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17128754833604987577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1096314476893239291.post-69610367975037458102014-09-10T19:58:13.549-04:002014-09-10T19:58:13.549-04:00I'd love a big house, at least to the size of ...I'd love a big house, at least to the size of these, but then I remember how much work it would be trying to keep it clean (see i'm lazy and can't be dealing with that reality lol). I might have to paint my house super bright!Rachaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17128754833604987577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1096314476893239291.post-79085482000266057092014-09-10T16:28:28.652-04:002014-09-10T16:28:28.652-04:00Have you been to Marshall yet?Have you been to Marshall yet?Mikoyanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08233567334731737103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1096314476893239291.post-20074017040657323062014-09-10T15:39:19.929-04:002014-09-10T15:39:19.929-04:00Wow! The architecture is so different from over he...Wow! The architecture is so different from over here in the UK. I love how huge all the houses are. They are every bit the houses that we see in all American tv dramas. I can only dream of ever owning a house as massive and beautiful as they are. They just don't make it like them over here, that's for sure! I love the house in the second last picture - it's so pretty!<br />Debi xDebihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079533119578237888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1096314476893239291.post-43577526432602368712014-09-09T18:36:22.692-04:002014-09-09T18:36:22.692-04:00Yeah I wouldn't mind calling the blue house ho...Yeah I wouldn't mind calling the blue house home that's for sure. In some of the richer burbs around here - the houses are crazy huge, I have no idea what you'd do with a house so huge, i'd get lost. But they are all gated up with super long driveways - oh how the other half live. Even the more average priced home - they are all different on the same street, whether it's the original way they were built or people have made changes, but it males a nice change of street upon street of housing in the UK looking the same. Saying that, more of the modern builds in the US look all the same to me, but those houses never appeal to me anyway! <br /><br />If you find that man, send him around, I'm sure I could stick a turret on my house somewhere ....Rachaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17128754833604987577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1096314476893239291.post-67930121057327363382014-09-09T18:33:36.215-04:002014-09-09T18:33:36.215-04:00Utica and Pontiac both have some great old houses ...Utica and Pontiac both have some great old houses - not that I've had chance to walk around and explore but they seem pretty old and interesting driving past! Plus it's always interesting to drive though all the little towns that you just happen to come across. Rachaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17128754833604987577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1096314476893239291.post-23418363408712949832014-09-09T01:02:49.336-04:002014-09-09T01:02:49.336-04:00I do like that blue one and the yellowy one above ...I do like that blue one and the yellowy one above it. The thing I've always got from American homes, is the size of them, so much larger than anything I've really seen, compared to the number of people that might live there. <br /><br />We have an area near us that I really want to go to that has loads of huge houses lining one street, it's where all the people who work at the European Commission/Government work. But there are some amazing homes! <br /><br />I love looking at photos of houses! I really love the houses here as everyone seems to build their own and they all look different in some way. Not like the housing estates we build in the UK where every house is the same. <br /><br />Brb, need to see a man about a turret. ~ Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00442431798716355494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1096314476893239291.post-21167397516441568352014-09-08T17:46:19.590-04:002014-09-08T17:46:19.590-04:00Michigan truly does have some gems of architecture...Michigan truly does have some gems of architecture, doesn't it? I've actually never been up around the Bay City area, but down around Rochester and Romeo there are some amazing houses. It's so fun to just take a drive (or ride your bike!) through areas like these and see some of the old-fashioned houses!<br />~ Samantha<br />samsamcherie.blogspot.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06392458590320351019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1096314476893239291.post-26149071271393746212014-09-08T16:05:59.941-04:002014-09-08T16:05:59.941-04:00It's so pretty isn't it?! I love what they...It's so pretty isn't it?! I love what they've done to all the rooms too for their b&b - certainly brought it to life again.Rachaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17128754833604987577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1096314476893239291.post-31551239471915128912014-09-08T16:05:03.705-04:002014-09-08T16:05:03.705-04:00I love old historical areas of all cities - growin...I love old historical areas of all cities - growing up just outside of York I was spoilt there too, but it's certainly fun to see and explore in other countries as much as it's on your own doorstep :)Rachaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17128754833604987577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1096314476893239291.post-53982712901948544372014-09-08T16:04:00.751-04:002014-09-08T16:04:00.751-04:00See I love that Scottish, granite architectural lo...See I love that Scottish, granite architectural look too! The colour does certainly add something to houses though. Rachaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17128754833604987577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1096314476893239291.post-61825715558126721772014-09-08T16:02:33.128-04:002014-09-08T16:02:33.128-04:00There's actually rather a lot of original apar...There's actually rather a lot of original apartment complexes hidden within what might appear from the street as a house (I wouldn't put it past the "houses" in images 1 and 3 being such examples) - especially when a town/city population began to expand and such. But yeah, I remember street upon street back in Newcastle being student housing, it's a shame but when there's that demand and all. Rachaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17128754833604987577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1096314476893239291.post-32387261003428211632014-09-08T15:40:24.028-04:002014-09-08T15:40:24.028-04:00Gorgeous pictures and gorgeous houses! I'm pre...Gorgeous pictures and gorgeous houses! I'm pretty jealous that there's this kind of architecture in the US, especially when I'm living in Wales and all the Victorian terraces have been turned in to student flats. These big US houses do always make me think of horror movies and ghosties though! Lisa x Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13055235269904689068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1096314476893239291.post-78325467805803658832014-09-08T14:32:27.900-04:002014-09-08T14:32:27.900-04:00I always find it quite interesting how architectur...I always find it quite interesting how architecture can differ so greatly between countries - I'd certainly much rather live in a house like this then any of the boring granite buildings you find in Aberdeen!Ceciliahttp://ceciliaintherain.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1096314476893239291.post-74683107376994016082014-09-08T11:11:48.631-04:002014-09-08T11:11:48.631-04:00This was a great post and very informative. The ar...This was a great post and very informative. The architecture in parts of the US is like nothing you would ever see here in the UK, though I've only ever really seen it in pictures! I really want to see places like this for myself one day xx<br /><br />www.alphabeth.co.ukBethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13273757375451264248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1096314476893239291.post-29290593997133608252014-09-08T10:48:39.002-04:002014-09-08T10:48:39.002-04:00Gorgeous pictures! The houses are really nice - I ...Gorgeous pictures! The houses are really nice - I especially like Thomas Webster's one. :)<br />theemeralddove21.blogspot.co.ukThe Emerald Dovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03216600398603135786noreply@blogger.com