Architecture

George and I decided to make our walk very long so that I could accomplish both walks and assignments in the same trip. We walked for a total of four hours starting at 11 P.M. On our walk, we wandered down to the local 24 hour Mexican food restaurant and got burritos. When we meandered over to get our food, I looked at all the houses that we passed as well as the stores that we walked behind. The houses on my street are almost all 1 story, and they aren't that big. One two story house is new, and it was built only a year ago with a different style than the original older houses that most of Orangevale consists of. As we reached Savemart, we noticed what looked like a group of three teenagers running away from a police car. When we investigated further, we realized that the kids were running to see what had happened behind the Mountain Mikes store. The stores that we stood behind were all only one story, and they were consistent with the design of many other store fronts all over the country. I know little about architecture, but I do know that the houses in my area were built a few decades ago, and most if not all of the m seem to be unique. I have yet to see any two houses that are exactly the same, but there may be a few. The diversity in design gives way for people to express themselves. These lots that the houses rest on also give the owners lots of room to design and create what they want to. People in my neighborhood tend to have lots of houses and designs that resemble that of a small rural community. The lack of tall buildings keeps it from feeling anything like a city. I really like how my hometown is organized and styled. I cannot wait to go walk there at night again.