Subj : Re: 3.5 weeks to being la
To   : boraxman
From : Vk3jed
Date : Mon Aug 15 2022 21:34:00

-=> On 08-13-22 21:16, boraxman wrote to Vk3jed <=-

 bo> I don't know the name of it, but I know its near a Woolworths on the
 bo> Baker Hill side of the town centre.

OK, I'm not familiar enough with Ballarat to be able to locate it from that.

 bo> The person who came up with the idea probably had grand ideas of how it
 bo> would be used, but when it came to be built, they just built larger
 bo> blocks, and left the bit between the houses (which behind my old place
 bo> was large, enough to fit another 10-20 houses in) just empty grassland.
 bo>  There were also larger nature strips, I'm not sure why.

Would be interesting to know the history and reasoning. :)

 bo> It could have been an opportunity for novel design, for something
 bo> different, but in the end it just became the standard surburban design
 bo> but with empty spaces.

Who knows?


.... Don't try to teach a pig to sing. It wastes time and annoys the pig.
=== MultiMail/Win v0.52
--- SBBSecho 3.10-Linux
 * Origin: Freeway BBS Bendigo,Australia freeway.apana.org.au (21:1/109)

.