Excursion: Little Washington, Pennsylvania (and various other slums)

Posted by on February 26, 2010 · 2 Comments 

(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1&appId=131733823518196"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, "script", "facebook-jssdk")); Since its soo close to our (the real) Washington, they call the town “Little Washington” even though its actually just Washington, Pennsylvania.  Well, we just wanted... Read More

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Columbia Heights Turd Numero Uno

Posted by on February 25, 2010 · 3 Comments 

(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1&appId=131733823518196"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, "script", "facebook-jssdk")); Ok, we promise not to be too mean (except to really bad houses).  Remember our saying “Trailer” – “Couch” – “Porch?” Well, we... Read More

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Find of the Week: A Metal Wonder of Sleek, Long, and Lean

Posted by on February 24, 2010 · 2 Comments 

(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1&appId=131733823518196"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, "script", "facebook-jssdk")); This abstracted, disrobed feminine mixed-metal wonderment was procured at the German Trading Post in Adamstown, Pennsylvania for $65.00.  On first glance, one might think... Read More

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Neo-Palladian Revival Mansion…

Posted by on February 23, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1&appId=131733823518196"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, "script", "facebook-jssdk")); Compare this lovely edifice to our plastic Neo-Palladian delight: You must admit the South Elevation of Stourhead House, designed in the early eighteenth century by Colen Campbell,... Read More

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A FEMA Trailer in the Neo-Palladian Revival Taste

Posted by on February 23, 2010 · 4 Comments 

(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1&appId=131733823518196"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, "script", "facebook-jssdk")); Probably the most wonderful mobile residence we have ever encountered, this miracle of Neo-Palladian plastic is a FEMA trailer adapted and decorated in the styles popularized... Read More

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