three-deckers
Stacked club sandwiches
Three-deckers are things with three levels or layers.
The term originally described warships with three gun decks, then extended to triple-decker sandwiches and three-story apartment buildings—especially the flat-roofed wooden houses common in New England cities: The neighborhood was full of old three-deckers.
In literary criticism, three-deckers were Victorian novels published in three volumes.
Historic English cathedral city
- BostonMassachusetts state capital
- ProvidenceGod's protective care personified
- LowellMassachusetts textile city
- MassachusettsNortheastern colonial state
Somerville · Dorchester · clapboard · porches · balconies · working-class · immigrants · neighborhoods
Property renters
- landlordProperty owner renting out
- rentPayment for temporary use
- leaseTemporary use contract
- multifamilyHousing multiple separate households
apartments · dwellings · occupancy · bedrooms · affordable · families · residents · utilities
Overlapping exterior wood planks
- porchesCovered building entrances
- balconiesRaised exterior platforms
- bay windowsOutward-projecting windowed recesses
- gableTriangular wall portion
dormer · mansard roof · cornice · eaves · frieze · ornamentation · facade · staircase
Those settling abroad
- working-classManual laborers as group
- industrializationTransition to factory-based economy
- tenementMulti-unit urban dwelling
- urbanizationPopulation shift toward cities
sanitation · overcrowding · building codes · heritage · restoration · gentrification · preservation · millworkers
Worcester
Historic English cathedral city
- BostonMassachusetts state capital
- ProvidenceGod's protective care personified
- LowellMassachusetts textile city
Massachusetts · Somerville · Dorchester · clapboard · porches · balconies · working-class · immigrants · neighborhoods · Irish
tenants
Property renters
multifamily · apartments · dwellings · occupancy · bedrooms · affordable · families · residents · utilities · sublet
clapboard
Overlapping exterior wood planks
- porchesCovered building entrances
- balconiesRaised exterior platforms
- bay windowsOutward-projecting windowed recesses
gable · dormer · mansard roof · cornice · eaves · frieze · ornamentation · facade · staircase · joist
immigrants
Those settling abroad
- working-classManual laborers as group
- industrializationTransition to factory-based economy
- tenementMulti-unit urban dwelling
urbanization · sanitation · overcrowding · building codes · heritage · restoration · gentrification · preservation · millworkers · upward mobility
three-deckerssingle-deckers
Buses lacking upper floors
tartines · canapés · toast points · bruschetta · crostini
three-deckerssingle-family homes
Standalone dwellings for one household
bungalows · ranch houses · cottages · high-rises · skyscrapers
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