Love the video dude! Is there anyway you could cover the courtyard style apartments we have here in Chicago? I've always been curious about them and how they became so popular here.
I would like to see these bungalows converted and expanded into bungalow style three-flat triple-deckers, like in Boston. I knew someone who lived in the upper flat of a bungalow style two-decker in that city and it was nice!
I am rather surprised that no mention was made of Sears, though I would note that the program showed pages from the Sears catalog. I live in Providence RI and something I like to do once in a while is go wandering around the neighborhoods from this era to pick out the Sear's homes from the Sears catalog.
My favorite are gray stones. Off topic, but it’s crazy that coyotes live and thrive among these urban bungalow areas. Those things can survive anywhere.
I would be really surprised if there weren't more three flats/two flats (especially the 300k+ greystones). I see WAY more of them throughout the city. The bungalow is ubiquitous as well
It’s true that there are a lot of these, and you do acknowledge that there’s an outer rim called the bungalow belt. This is semi-suburban area. But you make it sound as if they are far more part of Chicago housing than they are. Looking at your map, it’s only the outer edges in the bungalow belt, and some of that isn’t in Chicago. I’ve lived here most of my life and I rarely see them.
Yeah, true the bungalow belt does mostly run in the cook county suburban area. But Chicago does have alot of bungalows. I dont know how you rarely ever see them. Thats sounds kinda odd. Unless you have lived downtown for most of your life then I would understand
I am sorry but the bungalow belt has plenty of Chicago city. Just on thee Northwest Side.... community areas and sub-neighborhoods. Not including the many on the Southwest side. Belmont Cragin (Brickyard, Cragin, Hanson Park). Dunning (Belmont Heights, Belmont Terrace, Dunning, Irving Woods, Schorsch Village). Hermosa (Belmont Gardens, Hermosa, Kelvyn Park). Irving Park (Irving Park, Kilbourn Park, Old Irving Park, The Villa) Montclare (Montclare). Portage Park (Portage Park, Six Corners). This does not include the farthest areas of later 50s 60s styles and of course and the 2-3 flats all in this belt even whole blocks and love the tudor-styles that got built in the 40s 50s. 2-3 flats those are of course mixed in among these older bungalow areas also. My favorites are the late 50s 60s varieties called a ranch.... still using a lot as a bungalow and its 2-3 flat mid-century versions . That pale-peach colored brick used sides and backs with the pale decorative other varieties in fronts. Well built incorporating even a steel-beam under the man floor. Some without full finished basements have it exposed to view. Even into the 1920s I believe a steel-beam began incorporated and of course..... all of these eras had solid construction using hardwoods and not softwoods stick-wood kinds built around the nation.
Why is that? Brick adds quality as now we just slap on veneers for McMansions. Also luv luv Chicago's 50s 60s versions with lighter brick a pale-peach main brick with front decorative choices that incorporate going even back to the bungalow-belt of mid-19 teens some say thru 1930 and others use thru 1939. Most built in the 20s before the Depression. These mid-century versions no longer called bungalows are the best style IMO and timeless in look and look still new where built. If only some of the quality built into all these homes was more standard thru our booming areas where cheap composite materials even cardboard type wall coverings you can find videos they are now using in these low-regulations on minimums and low inspections for profit and people buy them.... how long will they last vs our well-built older homes with hardwoods and built to last as they have and will far more decades. BRICK ALL THE WAY not just veneers to pretty-it-up as putting lipstick on a pig of its inferior hidden construction.
My the early 1960s my parents purchased a beautiful gray bungalow for $18,000. Those were the days.
Wow, brought back memories, my Granny had a bungalow with a finished basement. Been in many bungalows. One of my favs. Great vid
Love the layout and practicality of bungalows
Hello from Canada. Well done!
Love the video dude! Is there anyway you could cover the courtyard style apartments we have here in Chicago? I've always been curious about them and how they became so popular here.
Great concept for a video love seeing these ! Learned so much !
Thank you Danny
What a well produced video; really enjoyed it! And here I thought I had a pretty good idea of what a made up a bungalow, but learned so much more.
We had similar bungalows in the NYC outer boroughs. I grew up in one of these in Queens
Sick video man much love
Appreciate it
Great video, nicely written and great research. Just when a question popped up in my mind, it got answered,
I would like to see these bungalows converted and expanded into bungalow style three-flat triple-deckers, like in Boston. I knew someone who lived in the upper flat of a bungalow style two-decker in that city and it was nice!
I am rather surprised that no mention was made of Sears, though I would note that the program showed pages from the Sears catalog. I live in Providence RI and something I like to do once in a while is go wandering around the neighborhoods from this era to pick out the Sear's homes from the Sears catalog.
your videos are great
excellent video!
My Chicago bungalow was built in 1922!
My favorite are gray stones. Off topic, but it’s crazy that coyotes live and thrive among these urban bungalow areas. Those things can survive anywhere.
I grew up in one of them in a city made of them. Just outside Chicago.
This might be the part alot of 1st timers are looking for 6:36
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Question...are those houses in Elmwood Park?
Yes definitely, as well as other suburbs like Berwyn.
You must be Chicagoan because you called it, correctly, the Sears Tower lol
Born and raised in a bungalow I guess I never knew the name n history til now
I would be really surprised if there weren't more three flats/two flats (especially the 300k+ greystones). I see WAY more of them throughout the city. The bungalow is ubiquitous as well
It’s true that there are a lot of these, and you do acknowledge that there’s an outer rim called the bungalow belt. This is semi-suburban area. But you make it sound as if they are far more part of Chicago housing than they are. Looking at your map, it’s only the outer edges in the bungalow belt, and some of that isn’t in Chicago. I’ve lived here most of my life and I rarely see them.
Yeah, true the bungalow belt does mostly run in the cook county suburban area. But Chicago does have alot of bungalows. I dont know how you rarely ever see them. Thats sounds kinda odd. Unless you have lived downtown for most of your life then I would understand
I am sorry but the bungalow belt has plenty of Chicago city. Just on thee Northwest Side.... community areas and sub-neighborhoods. Not including the many on the Southwest side.
Belmont Cragin (Brickyard, Cragin, Hanson Park).
Dunning (Belmont Heights, Belmont Terrace, Dunning, Irving Woods, Schorsch Village).
Hermosa (Belmont Gardens, Hermosa, Kelvyn Park).
Irving Park (Irving Park, Kilbourn Park, Old Irving Park, The Villa)
Montclare (Montclare).
Portage Park (Portage Park, Six Corners).
This does not include the farthest areas of later 50s 60s styles and of course and the 2-3 flats all in this belt even whole blocks and love the tudor-styles that got built in the 40s 50s. 2-3 flats those are of course mixed in among these older bungalow areas also. My favorites are the late 50s 60s varieties called a ranch.... still using a lot as a bungalow and its 2-3 flat mid-century versions . That pale-peach colored brick used sides and backs with the pale decorative other varieties in fronts. Well built incorporating even a steel-beam under the man floor. Some without full finished basements have it exposed to view. Even into the 1920s I believe a steel-beam began incorporated and of course..... all of these eras had solid construction using hardwoods and not softwoods stick-wood kinds built around the nation.
I love bungalows but hate that the Chicago style has brick
Why is that? Brick adds quality as now we just slap on veneers for McMansions. Also luv luv Chicago's 50s 60s versions with lighter brick a pale-peach main brick with front decorative choices that incorporate going even back to the bungalow-belt of mid-19 teens some say thru 1930 and others use thru 1939. Most built in the 20s before the Depression.
These mid-century versions no longer called bungalows are the best style IMO and timeless in look and look still new where built.
If only some of the quality built into all these homes was more standard thru our booming areas where cheap composite materials even cardboard type wall coverings you can find videos they are now using in these low-regulations on minimums and low inspections for profit and people buy them.... how long will they last vs our well-built older homes with hardwoods and built to last as they have and will far more decades. BRICK ALL THE WAY not just veneers to pretty-it-up as putting lipstick on a pig of its inferior hidden construction.
Stop the pop
I like the building but those setbacks make me sad
why??
I don’t know how I landed here from Reddit.