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bob waun
Jul 15, 20211 min read
Looking back, to see clearly forward...
The power of demographics in economics is undeniable. More people = more consumption, economic activity, potential for growth. What is...
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bob waun
Jul 14, 20212 min read
Rents continue to Rise: Why, suddenly? What's next?
Across the country, we now have an affordable housing 'crisis'. How did this happen? Did every young person suddenly decide to form a...
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bob waun
Jun 13, 20211 min read
Right sizing your life
DIRT renovated this Miami Beach kitchen, in a 700 sf historical art deco condo. We replaced full size appliances with apartment sized...
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bob waun
Jun 12, 20211 min read
Airplane Hangar becomes a hotel/bar experience
More Danville, FL. This was a former airplane hangar which was redesigned by Dan to be the Danville Inn and Pub. Well done! Very well done!
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bob waun
Jun 11, 20211 min read
So simple, so beautiful
This vacant storefront on Miami Beach has vinyl wrap on the windows, and simple vines growing down the facade. It's hard to invest in...
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bob waun
Jun 10, 20211 min read
Her life was worth Fifty Cents.
Meet $0.50, she is a batam chicken we are raising. She may lay eggs or she may not. She will not be poultry. We have no expectations for...
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bob waun
Jun 9, 20211 min read
Keep yo' feet off the wall
Found this sign in a factory break room. There were actually a dozen of these around the room. It's left my mind spinning... asking 'why...
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bob waun
Jun 8, 20211 min read
What if every parking lot were green?
Even before the grass turns green, this form of asphalt is so much more attractive, environmentally more friendly and has so many...
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bob waun
Jun 7, 20211 min read
Van Life: 2.0
Van life has accelerated during the pandemic and with the need for affordable housing crisis. But the desire of the 'freedom of Woodstock...
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bob waun
Jun 5, 20211 min read
Goats on the roof
More Danville, FL experiences included waking up to the goats on the roof experience. The staircase is for their viewing pleasures and...
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bob waun
Jun 4, 20211 min read
Dan invented automatic paper towel dispenser, then crashed this plane.
This fuselage was arranged to be the next airbnb 'experience' at Danville, FL. Dan, the founder of Danville is an inventor & artist and...
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bob waun
Jun 3, 20211 min read
More Chattanooga Urbanism
How can you make a side street magical? Paint free form dots on blacktop. Add a swing, bike racks, street trees, plenty of on street...
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bob waun
Jun 2, 20211 min read
Kitsch in a soulless strip mall world...
Texture adds dimension to life. I drove past Chattanooga in March, decided I didn't need to visit. Then a friend told me "Chattanooga has...
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bob waun
Jun 1, 20211 min read
Brand new home starting at $58,000?
Is this a cute alternative to the affordable housing crisis? Green Valley Homes builds these, slightly larger than tiny homes, for prices...
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bob waun
May 31, 20211 min read
Perspective & Scotomas
What makes a place like Pontiac worth less than 40% of the any other Oakland County city/place? I have come to the conclusion that it is...
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bob waun
May 31, 20211 min read
Some people can see Opportunity...
The phones have been ringing and word may have gotten out, "there is gold in this here hill". Pontiac is 1/3 the cost of neighboring...
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bob waun
May 8, 20211 min read
Pontiac: No Money, No Pride
Replace the word 'money' with 'power', and Bob was more accurate. We are given the power to one person/one vote. Yet we all inherently...
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bob waun
May 7, 20211 min read
Pontiac: Supporting YOUR Hometown Team
I will offend every sports fan today.. here it goes. Tribalism is a learned trait. My school team is better than yours, therefore I am...
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bob waun
May 6, 20211 min read
Pontiac: Below the surface
As we have dug in, the buildings and the foundations tell us stories which have been plastered over in the name of Progress. Truth comes...
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bob waun
May 4, 20211 min read
Pontiac: Throw in Corn and Blankets
Yep I said it. So did a prominent Oakland County government leader in the last decade. Our true history tells us those blankets were...
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