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Olde Raleigh is About as non-Colonial as you can get

Don’t let the name fool you, folks… It is just another gated community that tried to create an instant identity by giving itself a colonial name. Drone footage leaves nothing to the imagination. It is all a tacky ruse to legitimize $1M+ homes

Here are the lyrics to Malvina Reynolds’ 1962 song “Little Boxes” that describes the neighborhood:

Little boxes on the hillside, Little boxes made of ticky tacky, Little boxes on the hillside, Little boxes all the same. There’s a green one and a pink one And a blue one and a yellow one, And they’re all made out of ticky tacky And they all look just the same.

And the people in the houses All went to the university, Where they were put in boxes And they came out all the same, And there’s doctors and lawyers, And business executives, And they’re all made out of ticky tacky And they all look just the same.

And they all play on the golf course And drink their martinis dry, And they all have pretty children And the children go to school, And the children go to summer camp And then to the university, Where they are put in boxes And they come out all the same.

And the boys go into business And marry and raise a family In boxes made of ticky tacky And they all look just the same. There’s a green one and a pink one And a blue one and a yellow one, And they’re all made out of ticky tacky And they all look just the same.

Peter Evans Aug 01, 2022 Raleigh NC Architecture City Planning Vernacular

Location: Raleigh NC

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