There's a specific style of house that whenever i'm walking or riding my bike through oakland, that i happen to notice catches my attention. They're the painted ladies that you see during the credits rolling on full house. Even back in the late 18 hundreds, real estate was pretty tight in san francisco. San francisco is famously located on the tip of a seven by seven mile peninsula.
In the final episode of our vernacular spectacular anniversary series, 99pi producers and friends of the show will be sharing more stories of regional architecture–some close to home, some on remote islands– that capture our imagination and inspire us to look deeper. Stories of Bermuda roofs, Queen Anne Cottages, and what exactly counts as an "earth tone."
99% Vernacular: Volume 3