First of all, I'm very disappointed that you missed taking a picture of my old house. You were so close too ~hmmph~.
Secondly, I need to relay some architectural information about the houses in some of the pictures...for those that might be interested. Hey, it's historical in nature, don't worry.
The row of houses that are all built exactly the same (with the exception of the green one that underwent a re-muddle somewhere in the '60s and never quite recovered) in picture #7 under the heading, Silk Stocking District, are known as the Egmont 4. All four of the houses were built with reclaimed timber from the old Egmont Hotel which stood on the site from 1877-1901, all have the exact same floor plan (originally) and design. Incidentlly, you also captured another set of houses that are the same (though I'm not sure of any other historic relevance other than their age). Those are in picture #4 and are located on South 6th St. just after Cedar St., I believe. There are 3 of them in a row, 1 (the one in the pic) is completely remodeled, the one directly next to it on the right had been remodeled and needs a little work, and the last one, on the corner, was for sale for over $500k the last time I was up there and was being completely gutted. An old man used to live there and he would sell cold drinks out of a cooler from his front porch to tourists during the Shrimp Festival. It always smelled like cat pee when I walked by, lol.
About Lulu's...yes, it says "bra" on the sign and no, that's not a typo. Lulu's got it's name after an ad was published in the paper that WAS a typo. They were supposed to be Lulu's BAR and Grill and the paper misspelled the ad. Jay Leno saw it and used it in one of his skits on the Tonight Show and it's been that way ever since. If you go inside, the walls are decorated with bras. Excellent food, btw. I recommend the fish tacos.
Ok, just one more tidbit for everyone. The Waas house (picture #3 in Silk Stocking District), which appears to be a Queen Anne Victorian, was originally a Carpenter Gothic. The entrance did not open onto 7th St., but rather, onto Date facing South. The turret and the large wrap-around porch were added around 1902 making it a Queen Anne.
There were tons of historically significant homes/buildings that were left off, but you can see more of them here,
http://www.amelianow.com/summer06-tour.htm.
Also, (I lied when I said one-more-thing), there is an old church somewhere around 3rd and Broome St. (on the North side of Centre) that was recently converted to a house. It is very much in the Spanish style and is all-brick with a recently added pergola on the front. It's a great example of historic building conversions that not only take place in large metropolitan areas, but in small places...on a grand scale
