Arson Destroys Homes on Street of Dreams
Tue Mar 04, 2008 at 01:35:41 PM PDT
I have never submitted a diary before but I thought I'd try. This is the big news in our area today. Every year in the Seattle area, builders create a neighborhood of big fancy homes fully decorated and furnished for people to tour. The houses are then sold for millions of dollars. The 2007 Street of Dreams homes were torched and three were completely destroyed the night before last. A banner was found stating the ELF or Earth Liberation Front was responsible.
http://www.king5.com/...
Last summer my daughter and I toured the homes that were burned. I wanted ideas for the bathrooms we are redoing and I took several pictures. In fact, I am copying some of the tile designs. Also, they were advertised as "green" construction. My daughter and I were completely unconvinced about the green constrction given the size of the houses and the sensitive wetland area where they were built. My 19 year old daughter was also highly critical of the gender stereotypes of the decorated girls' and boys' bedrooms. But I still thought it was fun to see big dream homes that we will never live in.
Because of the housing market, the homes have remained completed, unsold and empty since last August. In the past, the Street of Dreams homes have sold immediately. Needless to say, this has sparked some speculation that ELF is a convenient scape goat and perhaps.....well, you get the idea.
Obviously, this is a terrible crime and it needs to be fully investigated.
Are these types of Street of Dreams promotions materialistic and hurtful to the environment? Should we have even gone on the tour? Can mcmansions ever be considered "green" even if they use some environmentally friendly products? The admission price did go to charity. And what about the fact they were destroyed in such an egregious way? Thoughts?
