Group 5 had a lovely time walking through the neighborhoods near Westminster. Most of the streets follow the normal (and less complicated) grid pattern, except for the streets directly east of Westmin. Most of the street were lined with big trees and framed the main paths, the roads and sidewalks. We watched many cars drive by and people who appeared to be students with heavy backpacks use these paths. The main landmark was Westminster College, of course. After getting even a street away from Westmin and 13th east, the sound of the cars in rush hour dissipated and we were able to analyze the houses. We concluded that most of the houses were usually going for some sort of bungalow style, but many missed the mark or looked as if they had been altered over time. Almost all of them were relatively close to the street and to each other, and had a small area facing the street, but extended back more. The majority were single-storied, were made of naturally colored materials, and few had attached garages. Here is an example of a common house:
The farther away from 13th east and up the hill, the larger the houses got. The front yards were larger and the houses were rectangular with the long side facing the street. We took our group picture in front of one of these houses. We didn't see too many people while on our walkabout and we got the sense that it was very private neighborhood. We assumed that since it was close to the college and we saw a few people appearing to be students nearby, some of the houses were probably shared by college students, especially those closer to 13th east. We could gather that these were middle-class range people and their houses were more for functionality than frills.
Group 5 had a lovely time walking through the neighborhoods near Westminster. Most of the streets follow the normal (and less complicated) grid pattern, except for the streets directly east of Westmin. Most of the street were lined with big trees and framed the main paths, the roads and sidewalks. We watched many cars drive by and people who appeared to be students with heavy backpacks use these paths. The main landmark was Westminster College, of course. After getting even a street away from Westmin and 13th east, the sound of the cars in rush hour dissipated and we were able to analyze the houses. We concluded that most of the houses were usually going for some sort of bungalow style, but many missed the mark or looked as if they had been altered over time. Almost all of them were relatively close to the street and to each other, and had a small area facing the street, but extended back more. The majority were single-storied, were made of naturally colored materials, and few had attached garages. Here is an example of a common house: 
The farther away from 13th east and up the hill, the larger the houses got. The front yards were larger and the houses were rectangular with the long side facing the street. We took our group picture in front of one of these houses. We didn't see too many people while on our walkabout and we got the sense that it was very private neighborhood. We assumed that since it was close to the college and we saw a few people appearing to be students nearby, some of the houses were probably shared by college students, especially those closer to 13th east. We could gather that these were middle-class range people and their houses were more for functionality than frills.
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