tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1380304323931971092.post1920025347564902448..comments2023-12-31T23:30:13.402-06:00Comments on Speedway Daily Photo: Around the NeighborhoodSpeedwayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16294062505751359294noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1380304323931971092.post-78012356562528112062011-11-11T12:28:00.210-06:002011-11-11T12:28:00.210-06:00It is a nice place, Dive. I think the homes were o...It is a nice place, Dive. I think the homes were originally populated with engineers and other employees of Detroit Allison, who've gone on and/or retired.<br /><br />The town of Speedway is not as old as the track, having been incorporated in 1925, fourteen years after the 1st Indy 500. There are older homes, some of which are interesting, but have been covered over w/vinyl siding, etc. making them more boring than actually are.<br /><br />My section of town is about 50-60 years old, my apartment complex was built in the early 70's, I think. There are few, if any, building lots for new residential construction. The newest home is Craftsman in style, on a wooded lot and was completed about 2 years ago.<br />There's a lot next to it where a house was torn down, but that's about all that's left.Speedwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16294062505751359294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1380304323931971092.post-78135036923669808082011-11-11T01:55:29.567-06:002011-11-11T01:55:29.567-06:00What a lovely neighbourhood, Speedway. Mr. Mc.M si...What a lovely neighbourhood, Speedway. Mr. Mc.M sitting at his needlepoint makes for a charming image.<br />I can never get over how much SPACE there is on your massive continent. <br />Sheesh! That massive bungalow for sale so incredibly cheaply would be a mansion over here and would never have that much land with it. Any self-respecting English developer would fit twenty-four homes on that plot. I honestly don't know what I'd do with that much space. It's like a park! My house takes up way less of a footprint than the garage on the side of that one, and cost more than twice as much, dammit.<br />Every now and then I'm tempted to move over there, to the land of palatial homes and dirt-cheap gas (it always raises a sarcastic jeer over here whenever an American complains about gas prices).<br />But then I think of all the extra cleaning and gardening I'd have to do and I sigh with relief.<br />Hey ho.divehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12938980502783421961noreply@blogger.com