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[Neal]

Could anyone post any pictures of the American lifestyle? Like your garden, house, neighbourhood or something, or desert ranches. I just love seeing films about America, and would love to visit their one day. I'd like to see pictures of the way the houses are and things, it might sound a little bit weird, but i'm really interested.

Neal

[pica_nuttalli]

yep, sounds weird! mostly because i think "i dunno, they're just houses..."

let me see what i can rustle up and i'll post them here later.

[Callum]

Could anyone post any pictures of the American lifestyle? Like your garden, house, neighbourhood or something, or desert ranches. I just love seeing films about America, and would love to visit their one day. I'd like to see pictures of the way the houses are and things, it might sound a little bit weird, but i'm really interested.

Neal

i too am very intrested in America well the and the North American continent as a whole i dont have pictures of may american neighbourhoods but i have some vacation photos of my last visit to USA.

[Annastasia]

So...just pictures of my house, horse pasture, neighborhood and such? I can do that.

[Neal]

Yes please

[Mr.September15]

LOL, Ive noticed that many U.K homes are made from brick...Same as the Mid-U.S such as Texas. Pretty much every house in Texas is brick...

[Callum]

almost all houses are made from brick around here lol

[Mr.September15]

Yeah but In California its like the earthquake capital of the world .Making homes made of brick wouldnt be the smartest decision. . But in the Mid U.S it helps against strong winds like there tornados and such.

[Callum]

theres a lot of talk here but no pictures

[pica_nuttalli]

unfortunately, i don't seem to have many "lifestyle pics". i do have an assignment for Sociology that will encompass this request, but it will be a few weeks before i can complete it.

got to apply to grad schools first!

[wendywc]

I'll be sure to carry my camera around with me this week and take some pictures of "common area things" for you. Sounds fun actually.

Meanwhile, my husband still has our honeymoon vaction pics here if you want to check them out. http://etherspring.com/ It's more scenic America pics than Americana though. --- We drove from Houston through west Texas and New Mexico and stayed at a lodge in Page, Arizona at Lake Powell.

[Neal]

They were awesome pictures, thank you very much for sharing! I got the feel of that "American presence", that I like, and I get it when I see it on TV. You may think I sound stupid, asking for pictures of anything, like your local shop, DIY shops or anything, it just really fascinates me!

Neal

[Annastasia]

theres a lot of talk here but no pictures

I know, I just moved and I need to hook up my photo computer to the Internet, so I can upload the pictures for you. I'll do it soon, I promise.


Edit: Found some already uploaded! Mind you, these are mediocre. I have much better ones.
Georgetown Restaurant
Georgetown Storefront
Downtown D.C.

[Tolak]

I found a few for ya.

Here's a pic of downtown Chicago, looking west from North Avenue Beach, around 6 am;




Looking east, towards the sunrise over the lake;




Crown Fountain, in Millennium Park, Chicago;




Run down abandoned hotel in Harvey, down the street from where I work. I took this pic in January, they finally knocked it down this week. Rough neighborhood, but someone has a sense of humor. Read the sign in the second pic;






A few houses in my neighborhood, I was taking pics to get landscaping ideas in the spring;







My house;




Family pic from a summer bar-b-que;



I have a ton more, just not resized to something reasonable.

[Mr.September15]

Umm, Not much to see in San Jose...Unless you want the downtown area...I guess theres something there. All I have is the civic center in San Francisco I took a while back. Here it is:



Here is a few pictures in Las Vegas, I go there like every other month :







This is ONE of the kagillions buildings on the Stanford Campus:




haha some even over a year old...

[voo]

Here's some of America when i went, Los Angeles Area.
Also have some of India, if any of you would be interested.








Las Vegas:
















Inside a casino





And some houses that were being built in Las Vegas...out of wood. No idea if they put anything on the outside.

[DiscusKeeper403]

This is a picture of my house. We moved out along time ago but it's being sold by someone else. Don't mind the price tag, the realistate in Calgary is sky rocketing.



P.S Since all of you are showing America I thought id show some North America (Canada).

P.P.S Well, I guess it's not really my house anymore since I moved out but anyway I lived in it last year and 5 years before that.

Edited by DiscusLova, 03 November 2006 - 01:40 PM.

[cometcattle]

I took my camera with me while I was walking my dog the other day. I live right by Wrigley Field, so i took a few picks of the 94 year old ballpark (although it's more of a 40,000+ seat beer garden).

A pic of the marquee:


The view from right field:


Very creepy Harry Carey statue:


This was in a collectibles shop window:

[Nospherith]

los angeles, daytime, from car, 0mph. nothing new.

[fishkiller_nomore]

Taken while standing infront of our driveway. We live in a cul-de-sac, and this is our neighborhood. I'd say it's a middle class neighborhood (not too rich but not poor either, just in between). We're in Orange County, California, land is very expensive here so the houses are built close to each other. Very little front yard, but all houses have backyards.



This is the view from our backyard (looking outside the cement block fence). It's the extended parking lot for the Knotts Berry Farm amusement park. Sometimes you'd see a horse driven carriage in the lot, it's part of Knott's rides. The white tower on the left is a ride where they'll take you up, then drop you very fast. The red striped tower on the right (hidden by the leaves) is an observation deck. You ride up to the top, and it spins slowly so you get to see the whole city.


View from the living room. You can see the drop ride tower, the observation tower, and part of the roller coaster.



Aaand here's the aerial view from Google Maps

Zoom in and have fun! It's quite clear in our area If you scroll to the left, you'd see the huge park with the public swimming pool, skateboard area, and basketball courts. If you scroll a down a little, you'd see the whole Knott's Berry Farm. If you scroll to the right, you'd see the mall and movie houses

Edited by fishkiller_nomore, 11 November 2006 - 12:04 AM.