elf1 > The Alameda Spite House is 10 feet wide at the base, 12 feet wide at the top. The original owner of the land was unhappy when the city confiscated his land to build a street and the neighbor then offered to buy what was left for a pittance, saying it wasn't worth anything. Who got the last laugh?
elf1 > Alameda and Jack London Square >  IMG_0145VictorianGingerbread
elf1 > The neighborhood in Alameda overflowed with gorgeous older houses, including a fair share of artistically painted gingerbread Victorians.
elf1 > Another lovely painted Victorian.
elf1 > Although not as immediately eyecatching as the gingerbread Victorians, this house had also recently been redone with painstaking craftsmanship.
elf1 > I loved the pink fuschias dangling from the front windowbox of the teal-blue Spite House, but it was hard to get a good angle.
elf1 > Alameda and Jack London Square >  IMG_0146VictorianDecor
elf1 > This gingerbread Victorian's detail intrigued me, and it had obviously recently been lovingly updated.
The Alameda Spite House is 10 feet wide at the base, 12 feet wide at the top. The original owner of the land was unhappy when the city confiscated his land to build a street and the neighbor then offered to buy what was left for a pittance, saying it wasn't worth anything. Who got the last laugh?
elf1 > The Alameda Spite House is 10 feet wide at the base, 12 feet wide at the top. The original owner of the land was unhappy when the city confiscated his land to build a street and the neighbor then offered to buy what was left for a pittance, saying it wasn't worth anything. Who got the last laugh?
The Alameda Spite House is 10 feet wide at the base, 12 feet wide at the top. The original owner of the land was unhappy when the city confiscated his land to build a street and the neighbor then offered to buy what was left for a pittance, saying it wasn't worth anything. Who got the last laugh?
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