Originally Posted by
TransitBiker
I will say in their defense, that people in wintery snow packed states up north kinda need a garage or lose their truck or automobile in a blizzard save hours of shoveling. Makes clearing the driveway easier if vehicles etc are pulled in, and less vulnerable to hail, wind & theft. Basically having garages makes life a lot easier, even if you don't own a motor vehicle. You could just as easily have a spiffy workshop & bike storage vs automobile or truck. Even here in PA where we get less snow there are many, many, many houses with no garage or carport or provision for carport or if they do have a garage it doesn't fit the larger automobiles, which makes no sense to me. If you live in a place with snowy winters, carports & garages do indeed make sense.... but.... the massive size & how dominant the garage is vs the rest of the house makes no sense.
Sure it does, back then children were expected to share a 10x10 room instead of giving each child 15x15, and then having a separate&2nd living room for the upstairs(childs) bedrooms. Guest bedrooms and home offices weren't seen as essential, only 2(or even 1) bathrooms. No mancave(that's what the garage was for). So houses were smaller. rage function hasn't changed, the balance of garage/house has. As for garage, you can have it fit 1-2 vehicles+storage or a workshop. Keep your project car/boat inside, whatever.
I'm so ****ed when I go to buy a house. I want to be near good cycling infrastructure, but want enough space to garden, no HOA and a big enough garage for two cars+bikes+a workshop. Where am I going to find something that meets all those expectations? Or room to build a detached outbuilding for vehicles+tools. Either way.