Comments on: Los Angeles Isn’t London https://www.isegoria.net/2014/10/los-angeles-isnt-london/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Fri, 01 May 2026 21:33:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Todd https://www.isegoria.net/2014/10/los-angeles-isnt-london/comment-page-1/#comment-1597354 Todd Fri, 03 Oct 2014 18:25:37 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=36355#comment-1597354 Recent studies show that pools use less water than the same size lawn, and evaporation can be tremendously reduced using a pool cover.
In Southern California, you’ll take my pool when you pry my cold dead fingers off of it.

]]> By: Marc Pisco https://www.isegoria.net/2014/10/los-angeles-isnt-london/comment-page-1/#comment-1592334 Marc Pisco Wed, 01 Oct 2014 16:46:13 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=36355#comment-1592334 The large communal house with blank outer walls and shared inner common areas probably says as much about the culture and marriage customs as the climate.

]]> By: AAB https://www.isegoria.net/2014/10/los-angeles-isnt-london/comment-page-1/#comment-1592267 AAB Wed, 01 Oct 2014 16:17:52 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=36355#comment-1592267

Traditional Mediterranean and Arab cultures both used courtyard houses.

Yeah, those people who can afford it. Everyone else living in the cramped cities makes do with a 3-floor terraced house. Google/Bing some images of old Croatian cities like Zara, Durbovnik, and you’ll see that there aren’t all that many courtyard houses but there are plenty of terraced houses.

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