Wow, things sure have been changing along Utah Street in Benton Park! The corner storefront above, which had been baby blue for a long time, has been rehabbed. Amazingly, the ghost sign was preserved when the presumably latex paint was removed. Great job!

And this little duplex, when I wasn’t paying attention, was rehabbed a couple of years ago. I suspect it’s now a single family home since the door on the right doesn’t have a doorknob!

But this duplex below is still intact, and I always enjoy these houses, just because the proportions are just so pure. I think they work better as 1.5 stories than as a full two.

Their neighbor sure is close, too.

This is a very severe interpretation of the Italianate style below.

And of course, I love the Second Empire buildings anchoring the corners.