Rebecca McGlynn's Blog

This photo taken is one of the earliest streetcar suburbs in Philadelphia. This was located in Woodland Terrace and designed by Samuel Sloan in 1861. This was unique because it featured semidetached Italianate row houses. Many other developers during this time sought to enhance the style of country houses. For example Samuel Sloan gave developer Hamilton Terrace features that evoked upper class country homes: front and backyards, porches, and landscape cover. This house looks more elegant by its architecture and looks like it was made for the middle and upper class. This is true in fact that these types of houses actually encouraged the movement of wealthier families to residential districts outside the urban area. These streetcar developments combined the idea of pastoral living with easier access to work and commerce in Central Philly.  In this photo you can see the streetcar tracks. Large single family homes like these were often converted into multiple units. Families who lived her

  This weekend I traveled back home to Long Island and went on a walk around the neighborhood of Bayshore with my mom  On my walk one of the houses I looked at caught my attention due to their split landscape of lawn and rocks. One thing I like about Bay Shore houses is it maintains it's charm. Although this is not captured in the picture this house is actually across from a dock with boats in the water. The rocks in the front of the lawn give it a beach type feel while behind the flowers it gives us a homey feeling.  This house had caught my attention on my walk due to its lack of character and no landscape. I thought this was interesting since majority of the houses on the block have incredible landscape filled with trees, flowers, and different types of bushes. From the looks of it it looks like it is possibly abadoned or possibly with someone who takes little care of the house. The house is not bordered up and if you look closely some of the windows are open but it seems like i

  This past Tuesday we had the opportunity to walk up and down Main Street. Main Street is a main road across from South Campus filled with shops, convenience stores, and gas stations. It is typically busy with cars always passing by and students walking to campus. To many it is just a busy street you cross meeting friends, going to get food, etc. Tuesday we had the chance to appreciate the historical significance and learn about the beauty behind Main Street. Just Pizza One of the locations we took the chance to learn was Just Pizza. This was especially interesting because before converting into a pizza spot it used to be a movie theater. We know this because of the height of the building. This was essential so that the film projector could fit and be pulled down to display the screen. The building also had gargoyles above the two windows. This was often shown to display their character, style, and theme. The Lake Effect Diner Although the Lake Effect Diner is closed during this time