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My childhood neighborhood was the same way, but with a slight twist. As Rumor mentioned, a "cookie cutter" approach was used, except some houses had the front windows face East, and some face West, and the room layouts were simply reversed. It was strange sometimes going into our neighbor's home and seeing the layout completely opposite to our own. 
posted by
JimmyA
on March 15, 2013 at 6:04 AM
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I think they follow a trend per builder to cut the cost of building them in the first place! I think that is very true of the ranch style houses common in the 70's! sa, 
posted by
sam444
on March 14, 2013 at 7:42 PM
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FSI...
On my little bus trip to the hospital to therapy, we pass through a lot of newer neighborhoods and subdivisions, and you're right, they all look alike...carbon copies of each other or "cookie cutter" houses...whatever happened to variety in housing?....
posted by
Rumor
on March 14, 2013 at 12:33 PM
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FSI
Size never mattered to me much except when I had 5 kids at home. Now we fit perfectly in our 3 bedroom 60's style in the wilds surrounded by 3 acres......
posted by
WileyJohn
on March 13, 2013 at 5:59 PM
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My son has his house all on one level and it is enormous and has
a three car garage attached, the pool, the undercover huge play area with outdoor furniture, and now he is building a big solid shed as well... They can't possibly need so much space.
posted by
Kabu
on March 13, 2013 at 3:46 PM
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yes, over the years homes increased in size, and you are right they all seem to look alike.i guess people started making more money and a big home is a status symbol. they are cheaper to build for a builder if you build them all alike and you can knock them out faster.
posted by
jeansaw
on March 13, 2013 at 10:03 AM
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