The Tiberino family has an arrangement similar to what you describe, with a focus on artwork.
Ellen Powell Tiberino Memorial Museum of Contemporary American Art 3819 Hamilton Street, Philadelphia, PA A gallery dedicated to preserving and promoting the work of contemporary African-American artists, particularly the Philadelphia painter Ellen Powell Tiberino. Includes a collection of Tiberino's work and a communal courtyard featuring work by local artists, family, and friends. A very interesting place if you've never been there before. On Tue, 25 Mar 2003, Naomi wrote: > >Even though I am quite a ways away from retiring, I have been thinking a lot > >about housing opportunities and creating community in this neighborhood that > >I love. I have been doing a good bit of reading about co-housing and have > >visited a number of co-housing communities - "N Street" in Davis, CA being > >the only urban one. The residents there bought up an entire block, one house > >at a time, took down the fences that separated their yards and created a > >large community green space behind their houses. There is a garden with > >plots for each of the households that want one, plenty of space for children > >to run and play, safety because to enter the space, you have to go through a > >house and out the back door, and each house had control of what the space > >directly behind their home looks like so there is individuality, too. One of > >the houses is run a a community space for meetings and art studio/work > >space, community dinners in the community kitchen (with a community outdoor > >patio and BBQ grill) and rooms for transitional people visiting the > >community or in the process of purchasing their own property in the > >community. The block is run like a corporation where you buy a share into > >the community when you buy your house. The money is used for community > >improvements and events - all controlled by the shareholders in the > >community. There are many generations and differences in interests among the > >people but, for the most part, it works because there is a balance of > >community and privacy (as each home is still individually owned). It has > >also successfully worked in Europe (Denmark, Sweden, Germany, etc.). I am > >curious if anyone else has an interest in creating something like this in > >UCity. I think this would be the ideal place to raise a family and to retire > >to. > > > >Naomi > > > > > >White Dog Cafe > >3420 Sansom St, Philadelphia, PA 19104 > >http://www.whitedog.com > >(215) 386-9224 x105 > > > >The Black Cat Gift Shop > >3426 Sansom St, Philadelphia, PA 19104 > >http://www.blackcatshop.com > > > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2003 19:30:13 EST > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: [UC] housing for older years > > > > > >I guess because I just had another birthday, I was once again thinking about > >the problem of getting older and feeling safe living in this neighborhood I > >love. I'm thinking that when I'm 70 or 75, or maybe before, my housemate and > >I may no longer feel safe living in our big old house on 49th St. > >I always fantasized about living in the beautiful house at 48th and > >Springfield, with a group of older friends, when I reached that age. It has > >that wonderful, round, enclosed porch to sit on. However, Ellie and her > >husband have bought it and done such lovely renovations, and they might not > >be open to the idea of an old folks home in the future. > >Yesterday I was walking, and there it was! The beautiful apartment building > >at 48th and Warrington. I can just imagine living on the second floor with > >that great porch overlooking 48th St. I'm sorry to talk so enviously about a > >place that many people currently call home, but I'm talking about 10 or 15 > >years in the future. Wouldn't it make great condominiums? And not > >necessarily > >for only older people? > >There is Warrington Community Garden across the street, and a great > >selection > >of restaurants within one block, stores, Davis Pharmacy, the trolley, > >Mariposa, barbers, St. Francis DeSales and Calvary with its cultural events. > >Has anyone else been thinking about their senior years, and worrying about > >living in their big old house, with its never-ending need for upkeep and > >renovations? Does anyone else have any good ideas? > >Jo Ann > >---- > >You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the > >list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see > ><http://www.purple.com/list.html>. > > > > > > > > Thanks, John Ellingsworth Project Leader Virtual Curriculum http://ellingsworth.org/john/ PGP Public Keyring: http://ellingsworth.org/pubring.pkr ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>.
