Sometimes the most fun takes place when there are no plans in order. Ben and I know this all too well. One of our favorite days was when we drove down Lindell and Litzsinger to look at big, pretty houses. Lindell is a busier street, but those houses really look like castles. Imagining what it would be like to live there, we both agree that it would take forever to even find all the rooms, and even longer to clean them all. But the fountains! The circle driveways! And the view. Most of the houses on Lindell face a big, beautiful park. Besides that, they boast prime location: right outside the central west end. It doesn’t get any better.
The houses on Litzsinger inspire images of Ralph Lauren polos, crew cuts, and country clubs. These houses are not so much castles, but feats of design; one hosts half a gym. These houses are modern, new designs for which the owners paid big bucks. It shows! Driving down Litzsinger can make you feel like Cinderella, experiencing for the first time the finer things in life. Big green lots, expensive cars in the driveways, and a quiet street kept private by trees give the essence of the elite.
Funny thing is, driving down these grand streets can make one cynical. When we saw a house that was less grand than the others, we immediately noted its obvious awkwardness. Plain red bricks next to grand stones and roman pillars? Of course, the gawky houses are still worth millions, and in my neighborhood, they would still be bigger than all the other houses. Indeed, it would still take days to find all the rooms as well. I guess such a drive can have that effect, what with views that make a realtor's heart go pitter-pat.
With houses as marvelous as these--just based on exterior aesthetics--my heart stops.
Stay cool, St. Louis.
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