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IDEA: The Museum of Old Style Housing Street

At the moment none of us know what the introduction of Imagined housing will bring. But I'm pretty sure it is going to be great and I'm not worried for a second that it won't be. (ETA: When this was originally posted Test Houses had yet to appear.)

That said, there is the possibility that the forms of housing we now have access to, the homes we know and love (ok for some people "know and hate") will disappear, replaced with re-imagined upgrades. At a minimum, we are losing what we all know as a Quarter or street dedicated to houses.

With that in mind (and because I am an archivist at heart) I'd love to see an expansion of something that already exists, the model home. But in this case it would be a single street, maybe a seam street, in the style of the current yet soon-to-be-outdated housing streets, a Museum of Old Style Housing Street, containing an example of every style of dwelling available BEFORE the Great Housing Exodus (or whatever it will eventually be called.) Since housing streets will no longer exist as we know them, the street itself will be an excellent museum piece, a demonstration of form following function for those newer, younger Glitchen who are imagined after the Great Housing Exodus.

So one could enter the street and explore a brick for brick replica of the (soon-to-be-demolished?) apartment building that currently stands on Louise Pasture. 

Further down the street one might enter the smaller apartment buildings as currently seen in the Swamp regions, or a Bog house, or an Alakol mansion or a Treehouse, a Cave dwelling or any of the wide variety of homes first seen along the residential streets of Groddle Isle.

This living museum would offer a look back at the type of houses we inhabited before we were able to imagine homes of our own, but also provide us with both a historical foundation and an inspiration to feed our newly gained imaginabilities. And like current model homes, if people wanted to squat there or plant herbs or vegetables and get all communal-like, YES!

And depending on which vendors get phased out, perhaps retired vendors could be let out to pasture here, converted to selling souvenir items from the Museum.

Finally, I would love to see at least one grainy old-timey film (a la the Rook Museum) of Glitchen going about their daily business in their quaint olde-timey un-imagined homes.

I think something like this would be a fantastic place to visit, a reference to consult when looking for inspiration when considering the many possibilities for the hopefully wide range of new housing options soon to come.

Posted 10 months ago by The Cat Face Subscriber! | Permalink

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  • +1 add my vote for this wonderful idea please :)
    Posted 10 months ago by ixaeon Subscriber! | Permalink
  • +1.
    I know I'm still (relatively) new, as compared to those from Beta the First, but now that big changes are happening, I, too, will want to be able to remember the time before the changes (even though so far, I'm loving these changes).
    Posted 10 months ago by Jus​tin Subscriber! | Permalink
  • yay! stoot said it is a good idea :D
    Posted 9 months ago by acreditando Subscriber! | Permalink
  • That's because it IS a good idea :)
    Posted 9 months ago by Liza Throttlebottom Subscriber! | Permalink
  • It's a brilliant idea! :D
    Posted 9 months ago by Flapmouse Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Great idea!  Love it!
    Posted 9 months ago by b3achy Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Love this! I can't wait. :D
    Posted 9 months ago by Lady Cailia Subscriber! | Permalink
  • YES
    Posted 9 months ago by chilirlw Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Yes, please!  The bog apartments are just too awesome to disappear completely.

    And I like my new house, but I will miss my fruit and veggie house so much.
    Posted 9 months ago by Ida Keen Subscriber! | Permalink
  • A million times yes.
    Don't make me copy paste yes a million times. I will do it!
    Posted 9 months ago by Lyn Frog, Esq Subscriber! | Permalink
  • +1 - I like this idea!
    Posted 9 months ago by Mocha Maid Subscriber! | Permalink
  • +1 Love it =]

    Glad Stoot does, too =D
    Posted 9 months ago by Bunnykins Subscriber! | Permalink
  • yes!
    Posted 9 months ago by Simplin Subscriber! | Permalink
  • +1
    Posted 9 months ago by Treesa Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Loving this idea. :D
    Posted 9 months ago by Little Miss Giggles Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Yes please!!! +1
    Posted 9 months ago by Grem Sketch Subscriber! | Permalink
  • +1
    I like this idea very much. I would hope it would in theory include at least one of each type of the old (current) housing; and be set up like our current streets. 
    It could be one of those finds in a random location, much like the model homes. 
    Posted 9 months ago by Mistress Moon Subscriber! | Permalink
  • aww I'm sad just reading this post. I'm glad stoot thinks this is a good idea
    Posted 8 months ago by La Mariposa Subscriber! | Permalink
  • ...and the closer we get to our new homes being imaginable, the more I think this is one of the Best Ideas floating around out there...and, I was really glad to see that stoot sees the awesome in it, too!
    Posted 8 months ago by Dahlia DreadNaught Subscriber! | Permalink
  • wow
    Posted 8 months ago by Misty Power Subscriber! | Permalink
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