Comments on: Neighborhood Guessing Game: Crafty

By: Pat

Pat — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 18:34:12 +0000

Braes Terrace. It just screams that.

By: ckai

ckai — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:25:30 +0000

Alief

By: markd

markd — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 01:48:07 +0000

Stella Link.

By: Bobby Hadley

Bobby Hadley — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 20:08:39 +0000

Hmm, on second thought. could be one of those brick Tudorish jobbies from that area south of Richmond, east of Shepherd but immediately north of the recessed portion of 59 over by Mt. Vernon. The interior of the house reminds me of several houses I have been to in that neighborhood.

By: Bobby Hadley

Bobby Hadley — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 20:04:35 +0000

The u-shaped kitchen along with the restrained room sizes says post-war but pre-advent of the ubiquitous ranchesque rambler and wood! wood! wood! everywhere! makes think of the obvious answer: a Heights bungalow. The only problem with that is it would seem too easy. There can only be one right person and plenty of wrong persons, so I guess I will stick with the Heights or Montrose. I say Montrose only because the palm trees would seem to preclude a house on the east/southeast end. Though I know little about that side of town anyway. I could also see it as a West U re-do waiting to happen. Something about that fenced backyard makes me leary of the Heights.

By: karen

karen — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 18:46:10 +0000

I was going to say that the wood floors were probably an improvement done by an owner previous to this one. I’m bugged by the craft room being in the front of the house. What a waste of pretty space. Couldn’t the craft room be where the tile is ugliest?

Hmmph. Anyway, I guess it’s possible that the wood floors are original, but most of the ranches (and this looks like a small 3/2 ranch to me, circa early 50s) I’ve seen were built with carpeting in mind, with slabs on grade that make wood floors problematic. I don’t see a big step at the back door that would indicate a piered foundation with a crawl space, so I’m going to stick with my “wood floors are part of a recent remodeling” position. Not that it gets me any closer to the WHERE question.

But I agree, the current and previous owners of this house have decided that major additions/improvements/updating are not justified by their local market. Neighbor’s house has also not been knocked down, so it’s probably not West U. I think it’s too small for most of Meyerland. But not too small for Knollwood or Timberside or Woodshire.

By: toadfroggy

toadfroggy — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 22:25:04 +0000

My only thought is that those blue cabinets would never have survived in an area that’s seen much flipping, so it’s unlikely to be in any of the close-in nabes if it’s even in Houston at all.

And I must say I like the soda fountain stools at the bar.

By: Barry

Barry — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 22:23:23 +0000

West U?

By: Chuckles

Chuckles — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:28:05 +0000

Man, now I have a headache, somebody obviously likes patterns…all patterns, animal hide, floral, oriental carpets, I especially enjoy the floral sofa face off in the second pic… that being said I am going to pick up on what an earlier poster said and go with Bellaire, has the possible look of one of the original ranch-style houses, with some modest upgrades… it’s the apparent expanse of lawn that I am going on, that and a quarter won’t buy you a cup of coffee…anymore.

By: marmer

marmer — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:21:26 +0000

Old ‘n’ small, with a significant addition on the back. This could be Montrose, but I’m thinking the lot is too big for that. Maybe a future teardown in West U. Place, when the old folks sell it? The craft room and living room are on the front of the house, and narrow, probably original rooms. Most everything else is an addition. What’s with the weird bedroom with French doors and no window treatment? Do exhibitionists live here?

By: Joni Webb

Joni Webb — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:16:53 +0000

How this for an answer? hell if I know? Seriously - I don’t recognize this type of house - what neighborhood. It’s old - say 50 years, low ceilings, actually cute for once (thanks Gus!), , mature landscaping, some remodeling, single woman lives here I think who makes jewelry it looks like. The outside is throwing me - lots and lots of palm tree type plants and it could be around Kemah - those really cute old houses there. Artsy community. It’s not Southwest I don’t think, so I’m out of my element. We’ve already had Oak Forest right? I’ll repeat: hell if I know. I”m guessing something out I 45 towards the gulf.

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 20:35:32 +0000

Afton Village…
I disagree with the ‘new build’ comment.

Yah, definitely Afton Village.. or Cleveland.