Keeping the Character
Throughout our travels over the last several years a couple of places really impressed us with their adherence to community and preservation of character. These two places have a great deal in common. Both have managed to keep the chain restaurants and big box stores out, a task which must require a unified stance and constant effort. Both have a philosophy that supports the local crafts of each town, maintaining the presence of street-front shops filled with local cuisine and hand-made products. And near and dear to our design-minded hearts, neither community seems to give a crap about providing ample parking, gaining popularity, or creating more convenience (cheers to that). So to have a little fun, today’s post is a collection of photos from both places for your viewing pleasure. The first commenter to correctly identify the town and state of both will nab themselves a certificate to Peter Miller books.
Town #1
Town #2
By Gus, January 8, 2010 @ 8:58 am
#1: Cannon Beach, Oregon
#2: Coupeville, WA?
By Richter, January 8, 2010 @ 9:05 am
#1 Port Townsend Washington
#2… argh, something in the San Juan Islands?
By mike, January 8, 2010 @ 9:34 am
1. provincetown, ma
2. langley, wa
By Levi, January 8, 2010 @ 11:39 am
1. East Hampton, NY
2. Langley, WA
By mancong, January 8, 2010 @ 12:25 pm
1. ?
2. Langley, WA!
By Nick, January 8, 2010 @ 12:52 pm
1. Mendocino, CA
2. Langley, WA
By Brian, January 8, 2010 @ 1:01 pm
1. Mendocino, CA
2. Langley, WA
By Brian, January 8, 2010 @ 1:01 pm
Ha, looks like Nick beat me to it
By Build LLC, January 8, 2010 @ 1:12 pm
Nicely done Nick. You’ll have an email from us shortly.
Brian – Kudos as well – just 9 minutes too late.
hey that was fun – we’ll have to pull a few more of those…
By Brian, January 8, 2010 @ 2:51 pm
I guess that’s what I get when I don’t refresh the page before posting
By mike, January 8, 2010 @ 6:23 pm
who knew they built cape cod houses in california?
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