For our fourth walkabout, we went to the neighborhood between 1200 East to 1300 East, and 100 South and 200 South. Luckily it was very close to campus. Just one square block, it is a small, beautiful neighborhood. I feel that it has been built over time by different people--it wasn't planned nor did it spring up overnight.
I had never been to this area before, but once we arrived I realized how close it was. Across the street from Presidents Circle, this neighborhood is very convenient for students, professors, staff, and families. There is a gas station on the corner, and there are several businesses close by, such as Wells Fargo, La Frontera, 7-11, Aristo's, and Einstein Bagels. The closeness to the University of Utah is obviously a uniting factor, and the events on campus would be a great way for people of this neighborhood to bond. Also, there was a large courtyard next to one of the apartment buildings which could serve as a gathering spot which could unite the residents.
I loved the differences in this neighborhood. It was an accumulation of different styles and people. There were a few apartment buildings for students, which provided a cheaper living option. There were duplexes and triplexes, and also homes divided into apartment-style living. In addition, there were normal houses that families appeared to be living in, as well as normal houses that students were renting.
All the houses were beautiful in their own way. Each had a distinct style. Almost all were different colors; as shown in the picture below, there was a green house, a purple house, and a pink house all in a row. In addition to color, each house had distinguishing characteristics. All the roofs were different, and some had front porches, or large front windows, or columns, or other differences. I loved seeing how unique each house was and how all the houses added to the overall beauty of the neighborhood.
I looked up the prices for some of the homes in this neighborhood. I found one for rent for $78,000, and one for rent for $109,000. Also, we found a flyer to buy a home for $700,000. Obviously, an apartment would be a lot cheaper.
All the houses were setback pretty far from the curb. There were large front yards in front of each house. We didn't go into the backyards of the houses, but from what we could see, it looked like there were big backyards as well. Most all of the driveways wrapped all the way around to the back.
There were not very many people in the neighborhood. However, everyone that entered and left the neighborhood seemed to live there (except us). There were not a lot of outsiders. We saw a couple of college students walking back and forth from the U, one woman walking her dog, and one woman raking leaves. It was during the middle of the day, so we did not expect to see too many people. Just from the few people we did see, we could tell that, like the houses themselves, that there is a wide range of people living in this neighborhood. The homes were not that close together, except on the north side of the block they were very close together.
I am glad that we got to visit this neighborhood that is so close to where we live. It seems like a great, safe neighborhood that has easy access to many services and to the University of Utah. By the end of our walkabout, my whole group, myself included, wanted to live there!
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