Yesterday marked the 37th anniversary of Roe v. Wade. Here in the Washington, DC area the day was marked by public demonstrations by pro-Roe and anti-Roe forces. And, as always, it garnered a large share of local news media coverage, both in print and on TV. I assume the same was true for other parts of the country.
Year: 2010
Suburban Renewal
Most of the homes in our neighborhood were built between 1957 and 1961. Some were all brick and some were a combination of brick and asbestos shingles. Over the years most have had the asbestos shingles replaced by aluminum or vinyl siding. Until a couple of weeks ago, there was one remaining house in the neighborhood with the original asbestos siding. The green shingles on the front are the originals.
And here is what the house looks like now that it has been covered with new vinyl siding.
One of the other distinctive features of these mid-20th century houses was the pink and blue tile in the bathrooms. Most of that has been replaced over the years but there are still a few around with the original pink and blue decor.
And another piece of trivia about these houses is that the two-by-four lumber used for framing actually measures 2-inches by 4-inches, rather than today’s 1.5-inch by 3.5-inch “two-by-four” wannabes!
New Year, New Look
Not only a new year, but also a new decade. To celebrate HalfVast.com making it through the last 10 years, we’ve pimped it up a bit with a new look. In terms of Internet time, the previous HalfVast theme was starting to look a bit dated, so we went looking for a new one that would give us a more contemporary look. We liked this one we found at WOO Themes. We hope you will like it too.
The theme we replaced is shown below. It was in use here from August 2006 through December 2009.
