This is what is wrong with Venice. See the tiny cottage in the center of the photograph? (Click on the photograph to see it larger...). In some areas, those cottages were the heart and soul of Venice since it began. When Amy & Gus moved in to the cottage they are in, there were small cottages on either side of this one, and even more up and down the street. The small cottages were filled with families, and you could hear children laughing an the voices of mothers talking to their children in Spanish. They would wave and say "hello" when Amy and Gus first moved in. Since then, the lots and cottages sell for a million dollars and up, and the rich people come in and tear down the cottages and build three story monster homes. It appears that there are no zoning laws in Venice - I guess that's good for the city because monster homes pay monster taxes.
It's sad that the charm of the small cottages will soon be gone...betsey
ReplyDeleteHard to imagine feeling dwarfed by the monster homes on either side. Unfortunately, money talks and they call it progress. I prefer the small neighborhood feel and friendliness.
ReplyDeleteJoan