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   Warner Crocker (warnercrocker@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 28-Dec-2025 01:33:37 JST Warner Crocker

   • James Gilbert

   @jgrg Many are fitted out as family rooms, etc...

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     Warner Crocker (warnercrocker@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 28-Dec-2025 01:37:57 JST Warner Crocker

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     • James Gilbert

     @jgrg Typically yes.

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     James Gilbert (jgrg@mstdn.science)'s status on Sunday, 28-Dec-2025 01:37:58 JST James Gilbert

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     @WarnerCrocker I guess they're larger than the rooms in the house above, where the space is subdivided?

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     Warner Crocker (warnercrocker@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 28-Dec-2025 01:49:38 JST Warner Crocker

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     • James Gilbert

     @jgrg Many in Chicago were never built as finished originally, but adapted and outfitted along the way.

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     James Gilbert (jgrg@mstdn.science)'s status on Sunday, 28-Dec-2025 01:49:39 JST James Gilbert

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     @WarnerCrocker It's interesting how local house building differs around the world. Having a basement or cellar is unusual in the UK, but there are cities where it's more common. They would typically be unheated though, and have low ceilings.

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     Warner Crocker (warnercrocker@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 28-Dec-2025 01:50:05 JST Warner Crocker

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     • James Gilbert

     @jgrg In Chicago those are called Garden apartments.

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     James Gilbert (jgrg@mstdn.science)'s status on Sunday, 28-Dec-2025 01:50:06 JST James Gilbert

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     @WarnerCrocker There is a style of terraced townhouse common in parts of London where foundations were dug out half a storey deep, and the spoil put onto the road, raising its level. The basement is a separate dwelling, down a flight of steps, and there are a few steps up from the road to the front door of the main house.