john in la
Well-known Member
Here is a old house; may have been built as far back as the 1800's; that has been renovated and is for sale.
You can find these type houses all over the south.
So what do they call these houses in your area??
Around here we call these shotgun houses.
The house is no more than 12 feet wide; has no hallway; with rooms right behind one another.
It is said you could shoot a gun in the front door straight out the back and never hit one wall as all the doors are on one side of the house.
These houses are often associated with poor blacks today but in years past they were more than that.
You can even find this type house in some upscale older neighborhoods.
My mother was born and raised in a house just like this.
I look at a house like this and contemplate how far we have come over the years.
The things we consider as "must have" to get threw life that are really "would like to have".
You can find these type houses all over the south.
So what do they call these houses in your area??
Around here we call these shotgun houses.
The house is no more than 12 feet wide; has no hallway; with rooms right behind one another.
It is said you could shoot a gun in the front door straight out the back and never hit one wall as all the doors are on one side of the house.
These houses are often associated with poor blacks today but in years past they were more than that.
You can even find this type house in some upscale older neighborhoods.
My mother was born and raised in a house just like this.
I look at a house like this and contemplate how far we have come over the years.
The things we consider as "must have" to get threw life that are really "would like to have".