architecture

For many Chicagoans, the warmth of home is found in a bungalow. Bungalows are memories of baking chocolate chip cookies at grandma’s house, block parties on Independence Day, the smell of babies and friendly, familiar, smiling faces. They are constant reminders of the past.

“People long for the kinds of things they remember as children,” said real estate agent Mark Ahlheim about homebuyers and their attraction to bungalows.

Since There Goes the Neighborhood began in January, it's been gratifying to hear from readers about some of the condos I've highlighted in posts. But it’s been decidedly ungratifying to discover some of those readers think I’m a reactionary philistine addicted to negativity. So herewith, responses to some recurring criticisms: I hate new buildings and want everything to stay the same.