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[quote=Anonymous]I get what the OP means. I don't know Connecticut, but I lived in Santa Fe, NM they care much more about aesthetics. They have codes so that housing has to fit. There was a famous architect that designed a hotel, then the city passed some laws that basically said all the housing had to stylistically match that because they really liked the look of it. To help the OP understand what it is going on. DC is both a governmental and a historical town. DC has a bunch of codes that basically you can't build a skyscraper because it might make the Washington Monument look smaller. This sort of filters down to the suburbs. The good news is the modern brutalist government buildings and cock roaches will survive a nuclear attack. So, there you have it, the government buildings and historical monuments set the tone and taste for aesthetics. Basically no one cares. Enjoy.[/quote]
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