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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Fake front porches on McCraftsmens and modern farmhouses that are too shallow to comfortably hang out on. [/quote]

+1.  We're city folk with a Wardman rowhouse (i.e., our porch gets used a lot) that are unfamiliar with the distant DC burbs.  Went to a cousin's house in Gaithersburg and was super confused by how shallow the porch was.  Then I realized it was just for show and not actually functional.  Whatever, works for them I guess.

Also hate the bowling alley rowhouse flips!  We renovated a fixer upper and kept walls around the living room/entry way.  It's open without the bowling alley effect.  Love it![/quote]

I’m quoted poster and I see this on the big new construction houses in my close-in Arlington neighborhood. It’s a stark contrast to the real porches in Maywood on all the 1910s-1920s houses. Real porches  are such lovely, high-function outdoor spaces. Sad to see them sacrificed for more interior square footage on houses that are giant anyway. I also hate when the new builds just omit the porch altogether. [/quote]

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