Bainbridge Island: Downtown Cottages — End of an Era
The real estate flyer reads: “the value is in the land”.
So why do I find myself nostalgic for the olden days as I witness this 1938 house take its turn on the chopping block?
We’re all aware that the million dollar price tag is geared toward tapping into a developer’s pocket book. And yet I can’t help feeling sorry for this little house–and for the island–as bit by bit property owners render their land for beaucoup bucks to be turned into still more multi-unit dwellings.
If slim sales at the monstrous Madrone Village around the corner are any sort of indicator, would I be scoffed at for suggesting this little bungalow be updated instead of leveled?
They don’t make mullion windows like this anymore, and that alone should be worth something, shouldn’t it?
