On February 3, 2005 I paused for a freeze frame on a side street
just south of Broadway and east of 16th Street. Down this side
street I saw some type of business with no name. It was surrounded
by a 6 foot steel or aluminum
privacy fence and directly behind it was a school. Across the street
were some houses and an apartment complex. But what I was amazed by
was a brick home that sat all alone at the very end of the street.
It was huge (3000 or 4000 square feet at least). It had to be on an
half an acre or larger piece of property, which is very rare for the
northern part or the heart of South Phoenix. It did have a horse on
the property, but no farming equipment like most homes that have
this much land. The yard was nice and neat. The up keep of this home
get a gold star rating and the size of the lot made it stand out and
really interesting to see. You could automatically tell that the
owners are well off or semi-wealthy, especially for their
neighborhood. This house sits on the south side at the end of the
street, and you can only make a right turn. On the north side of the
street after making the turn I noticed the more familiar older
homes, one right next to the other. These older homes were made of
brick and/or stucco with deteriorating stucco and/or a missing brick
or two. These homes were also in desperate need of painting. Some of
the yards had over grown weeds and grass in spots. Others were
cluttered with junk and children’s toys.
I wondered what the neighbors thought about the size of lot
their homes sits on compared to the gigantic lot of this particular
home. I wonder if the neighbors are friendly to one another, because
today’s trends are competition, jealousness, and enviousness. A
better term used in South Phoenix is just pure HATING. The
neighborhood is pretty quiet and empty aside from the big hound dog
in one of the un-maintained yards of the older homes across the
street from the amazing brick house.
In the Business section of the Arizona Republic dated
December 15, 2002, I found that according to the National
Association of Realtors “the median price of a used Phoenix-area
home reached $144,300 at the end of the third quarter”. “Housing
analysts say the Valley’s relatively affordable and abundant supply
of land helps keep the area’s home prices reasonable”. I would love
to buy another home, especially this amazing brick home if I could
get it for the median price or at least in the median’s ballpark
range.
privacy fence and directly behind it was a school. Across the street
were some houses and an apartment complex. But what I was amazed by
was a brick home that sat all alone at the very end of the street.
It was huge (3000 or 4000 square feet at least). It had to be on an
half an acre or larger piece of property, which is very rare for the
northern part or the heart of South Phoenix. It did have a horse on
the property, but no farming equipment like most homes that have
this much land. The yard was nice and neat. The up keep of this home
get a gold star rating and the size of the lot made it stand out and
really interesting to see. You could automatically tell that the
owners are well off or semi-wealthy, especially for their
neighborhood. This house sits on the south side at the end of the
street, and you can only make a right turn. On the north side of the
street after making the turn I noticed the more familiar older
homes, one right next to the other. These older homes were made of
brick and/or stucco with deteriorating stucco and/or a missing brick
or two. These homes were also in desperate need of painting. Some of
the yards had over grown weeds and grass in spots. Others were
cluttered with junk and children’s toys.