The 4 Victorian houses
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Just take a quick look at the facades of the 4 Victorian houses on your left. You can see that, at roof level, the facade continues like a stage set, with nothing behind it. Strange, isn’t it? It’s simply for harmonization’s sake, and also to look bigger. But did you know that before the 1970s, Victorian houses in San Francisco were not at all multicolored? In fact, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, an estimated 48,000 redwood houses were built in San Francisco. After the 1906 earthquake, many were destroyed. Later, the remaining houses were repainted in the only colors the Navy had left at the end of World War II: gray and white. The outburst of color is said to have been the idea of artist Butch Kadum, who woke up one morning and decided to repaint his house in a bright blue and green! Some cried foul, but most of the neighbors wanted to do the same thing! The artist had become the official colorist of the city’s most beautiful homes. You’ll recognize them as you stroll along the streets: Butch has signed around 18,500 house facades with a plaque!
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