All around Capitol Hill are beautiful townhouses and row houses that are connected to each other all the way down the block. Each home has a unique appearance in spite of being side by side with a neighbor. What's more interesting, but certainly less appealing to look at, is the backside of these homes. Taking a car through the alley brings with it a totally different perspective. Some cars simply would not fit. But if the coveted parking space is located behind your house, you'll need to travel through the alley to get to it. The garages in back are also as unique to each house as the front. Most parking spaces simply have a door, but no garage per se. Others are just slabs of concrete. Still other serve a dual purpose of patio and parking space. Some have nothing but a fence to mark the property lines. All the power lines are hidden in the alley too, along with all the recycling containers. Probably the hardest thing about living in an arrangement like this is trying to get your lawnmower or garbage to the front from the back- unless you live on the end. Otherwise, do you suppose it is taken through the house to get to the other side? It's really very impractical to live in such vertically oriented houses- but they sure look lovely.
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| A typical front facade |
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| The parking lot of the Democratic Headquarters faces the back of these homes |
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| The Architect of the Capitol has a gas station in the backyard too |
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| The alley has a dead end |
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| Does this go with the front? |
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| A variety of garage doors with no garage |
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| Slabs, doors, and place to park to call your own |
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| Some choose a patio over a parking space |
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| Or a wooden fence to brick and mortar |
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| Enter at your own risk |
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