Bill Davis

Go Outside And Play In the 1930’s, City dwellers resorted to using this balcony-cage contraption as a way of allowing their children to be outside.   The special interests have a way of convincing us to embrace something that is so horribly wrong and really bad for us. One of those trends happens to be … Continue reading Bill Davis

Bill Davis

Why do bad ideas take off like wildfire and become part of the norm?  Recently I discovered an article I had intended to cover that had slipped through the cracks.   I wondered, after three years, if it was still being used or if common sense had prevailed and respect for property and individual rights had won the … Continue reading Bill Davis

Bill Davis

Once upon a time people bought a house, painted the front door a color of their choice, found a door knocker they loved and house numbers that looked just right, planted their favorite flowers, shrubs and bushes, stood back, admired their work then went in and shut the world out of their private space.  But then … Continue reading Bill Davis

Bill Davis

History can show us where we came from and how we got here.  History is just as valuable when looking at the evolution of residential associations.  While design and structure have played significant roles in their growth, so have enabling legislation and lack of choice.  But what about the future?  Wouldn’t history be a good tool … Continue reading Bill Davis