Modeling Tip Monday—Growing Subdivisions Chances are there’s at least one new home going up near you or near where you live. Some 60 years ago, you’d have been able to watch acres of farmland begin the transition into new subdivisions. Low-cost GI loans, growing families and pent-up demandfueled an unprecedented building boom all across America in the 1950s and 60s. Land closest to cities was the first to go, but builders and realtors also beganstaking out large tracts of farmland in what was then the country, making improvements and starting construction. If you ever visit us here on Milwaukee’s north side, you can see exactly how the subdivisions began filling in the former farmlands. Theblock directly across from us consists of four-unit apartments, while just to our south are several blocks of smaller Cap Cod-style homes, and a few blocks west you’ll find smaller ranch-style houses. Existing roads in what were once outlying small towns became main streets as new residents needed to commute to work and shopping. While the land to the north has been taken over mostly by industrial development, some of the last working farms in Milwaukee County were located here into the early 1990s. These days, you can see the same transition in many outlying communities, where older farmhouses, silos and barns hold sway against brand-new homes. Of course once remote rail lines are now in the heart of many of these areas too, making this an ideal way to set the time and place of your layout. If you’re in the market for some new model homes, you’ll want to visit walthers, or take a look at the structures section of your Reference Book. For more fun, a brand-new development would also be a neat modeling scene, with construction equipment digging new basements, or cement workerspouring foundations, lumber and building materials being unloaded and a home or two under construction. Don’t forget scenery supplies, such as new lawns and small trees in newer areas, or well-landscaped home sites with mature trees, shrubs and more. Extra details such as clotheslines, TV antennas, swing sets and more will complete the transition from farm to suburb. walthers/exec/productinfo/933-3777
Posted on: Mon, 28 Apr 2014 13:45:00 +0000
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