Growing up in Spokane, I saw several hiuses that had *basement* garages, with a curved (vertical, not horizontal) driveway from the door to the street.
Besides being amazed that cars could make it up the driveway, I wondered about rain and more importantly *snow*.
It wasn't unusual to have a couple of feet on the ground, though one foot was more "normal".
Any sort of drifting snow, and the owner of the house would have to dig out 7 feet of snow at the garage door.
If I ever make another trip back, I'll have to go looking to see if those houses are still there and take pictures.
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Date: 2 Oct 2006 01:20 (UTC)Besides being amazed that cars could make it up the driveway, I wondered about rain and more importantly *snow*.
It wasn't unusual to have a couple of feet on the ground, though one foot was more "normal".
Any sort of drifting snow, and the owner of the house would have to dig out 7 feet of snow at the garage door.
If I ever make another trip back, I'll have to go looking to see if those houses are still there and take pictures.