The awarding of nicknames is a popular past time in Key West. So when they built mushroom shaped duplexes in New Town the nickname came easily. The homes aren't that big, compared to say, a semi truck...
...but they are distinctive.
The top floor is larger than the downstairs in these homes and they have a hexagonal shape so naturally to a Conch they look like Smurf homes. 
So the neighborhood is now known informally a s"Smurf Village." It makes sense.
Some of the homes have elaborate yards but others appear to have fallen prey to the economic times and appear unused.
During the boom years these homes sold for prices hovering around the half million dollar mark.
In Key West they rate as fairly large with privacy and yards of their own and if they have no off street parking the streets are not choked with cars.
And even though it's New Town that doesn't mean there isn't landscaping.
Key West, home to diversity in housing, including Smurfs.
...but they are distinctive.The top floor is larger than the downstairs in these homes and they have a hexagonal shape so naturally to a Conch they look like Smurf homes. So the neighborhood is now known informally a s"Smurf Village." It makes sense.Some of the homes have elaborate yards but others appear to have fallen prey to the economic times and appear unused.During the boom years these homes sold for prices hovering around the half million dollar mark. In Key West they rate as fairly large with privacy and yards of their own and if they have no off street parking the streets are not choked with cars.And even though it's New Town that doesn't mean there isn't landscaping.Key West, home to diversity in housing, including Smurfs.
2 comments:
"Diversity in Housing",
A damned fine phrase!
LOL
Jim
Diversity is what makes Key West what it is, a little chaos, a little wealth all sprinkled with acceptance- which is an acronym for indifference. I think.
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