Comments on: Something Nice About Bella Villa

By: Pat

Pat — Tue, 10 May 2011 01:25:37 +0000

Hi! I apologize for inconveniencing you but could you please send me an email at the email addy in my comment? I had a question regarding this site. Gracias!

By: Bill Rogers

Bill Rogers — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 21:18:50 +0000

I live on Ruprecht from 1938 until 1957. The Wagner family were the first owners. There were 52 children in the first block (700 block) of Ruprecht who were all within four years of each other. It was the greatest street in the world to live on during the 40s and 50s.

It even had a beacon next to 714 Ruprecht during the war years. There were two vacant lots there. The last two houses were built on these lots in 1952,

By: Julie Thompson

Julie Thompson — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:12:34 +0000

FYI: This house is currently for sale!

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 20:24:07 +0000

I drove down Bayless today…slowly of course, and I noticed this house is now for sale.
http://www.cbgundaker.com/search/advanced/detail.jsp?mls_num=90030518&type=res

By: ej fitch

ej fitch — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:09:46 +0000

I drive by this house almost every day (slowly). Yes I’ve had the unfortunate pleasure of meeting one of Bell Villa’s finest…errrr. I never get tired of seeing that house…wish I knew what the interior looks like…

By: Steve Scariano

Steve Scariano — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:14:18 +0000

Thanks so much for this post, Toby! I grew up a couple miles from Bella Villa and know that neighborhood very well. I had several friends in high school who lived over there, my little sister lives in Bella Villa today, my brother used to, so I’ve probably driven by that wonderful house a couple thousand times. It remains quite memorable and you are spot on about the “Lego look and feel…”

Knock wood department: I’ve logged many miles there over the years, but have never gotten a ticket in Bella Villa. When you got your driver’s license in our hood, one of the first things you learned was to drive like a snail in Bella Villa. I still do when down there and recommend that y’all do too…

By: Media Gurl

Media Gurl — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 01:20:35 +0000

Again, glad to see that you’re venturing south! I love this house too!

By: Bryan A. Hollerbach

Bryan A. Hollerbach — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 12:53:37 +0000

I can appreciate your caution in taking the pics of this house, Toby. Thanks to the paranoiac lunacies of the Bush administration, when I stop to take photos with my little Walgreens cheapie, I often feel eyes upon me–with the unspoken question “Should I call the cops or the Department of Homeland Security on this guy?” lingering in the air.

By: richard stupidhead

richard stupidhead — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 05:00:20 +0000

has a certain Coral Courts feel to it.