Comparing and Contrasting the Two Master
Bedrooms Visually
These photos provide a general idea of the locations of both the Greenbelt
Museum and my Cheltenham residence in accordance to major routes
surrounding them. The proximity of Greenbelt to the District of
Columbia could possibly be attributed to a government effort to cut
traveling costs to the people living in their houses.
The pictures above are the respective site plans of both the Greenbelt
community and the Cheltenham Woods subdivision. It is obvious from these
photos that the Greenbelt community was much more thought out and planned
as opposed to the Cheltenham community. This may be a result of the
government's involvement with the Greenbelt community. The Cheltenham
community was designed by a private real estate company, entitled NV
Homes.
The exteriors of these homes are vastly different. The Greenbelt Museum
is yellow decorated with siding on the front, the windows lack shutters,
and the house is perhaps half the size of the Cheltenham residence. The
Cheltenham residence has a red brick front, shutters, and twice the number
of windows. Also, several architectural differences can be detected.
For example, they can be found in the roof structure( flat (Greenbelt) as
opposed to sloped (Cheltenham)) and floorplans, Greenbelt being a
two-story structure and Cheltenham a three-story structure.
Entering the two master bedrooms, one can find much to compare and
contrast. These pictures show how just how much present day lifestyle for
a middle class family has evolved. At Greenbelt, the focal point of the
picture is the bookcase (possibly presenting the notion that a great deal
of reading was done), with a singular picture hanging in the background.
At Cheltenham, the computer is the focus, with several pictures in the
background. I took this picture to show how technology shapes our culture
in the nineties as opposed to the seventies. Furthermore, I think the
vast quantity of pictures in Cheltenahm can be attributed to the
availability of new technology as well as its inexpensive products. In a
depression, who has time for anything but the necessities?
The sewing machine as opposed to the exercise bicycle and abdominal muscle
apparatus further the theory that only the essentials furnished the home
of the family in the Greenbelt residence being in a time of economic
turmoil. The Cheltenham residence shows that a family in the nineties is
less concerned with a struggling economy and can afford various personal
non-essential items.
The Greenbelt dresser opposed to the Cheltenham
dresser(s). Notice the increased sizes and or quantity
of similar objects in the Cheltenham picture. The
dresser and the mirror have increased in size over
the years, and the various trinkets have grown in
vastly in number.
Click here for a bit more on the Cheltenham living
space.
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