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?
Anonymous said:
I live on Bainbridge and I find it interesting that all the “old timers” are constantly complaining about all the growth and how all the new people are ruining the island. Yet they continue to sell their properties and reap big dollars all the time ranting about the people who buy the property.
May 14, 2007 1:30 PM
Lisa Wagner said:
WAKE UP BAINBRIDGE–Isn’t it crowded enough now?
May 22, 2007 11:27 PM
Fiona Jones said:
If you are currently living in a condo in many parts of Seattle (outside of the downtown core) it’s quite possible it was once the site of a charming older home. The only difference is that it was probably torn down long before you were born. Not that I don’t also bemoan the replacement of small homes on big lots with big homes on small lots. But for that travesty, you can blame “urban planners.”
June 16, 2007 8:01 AM